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R N Butler

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PubMed1992

Aging and mental health: primary care of the healthy older adult. A roundtable discussion: Part I.

Dementia, depression, alcoholism, and suicide are some of the most important mental health issues for the aging population. Among the factors that affect the physician's ability to evaluate and manage these disorders are drug-induced side effects, the ability and willingness of patients to communicate their feelings, the level of caregiver cooperation, and limitations imposed by federal regulations and reimbursement policies. In this first of three installments of a panel discussion, experts in geriatrics and geropsychiatry discuss healthy aging, age-related memory and sensory loss, changes in mentation postanesthesia, sexuality in the elderly, and side effects of common psychoactive medications.

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Aging and mental health: diagnosis of dementia and depression.

In this second segment of a panel discussion on aging and mental health, panelists focus on the primary care evaluation and management of the patient with dementia, including differential diagnosis of depression. Other topics of discussion include the roles of psychiatric referral and psychotherapy in patient management, suicide prevention, and alcoholism in elderly patients.

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Geriatric primary care: a European perspective, Part I.

Europe is considered the parent of geriatric medicine, which was first recognized as a specialty in the United Kingdom. For the benefit of U.S. primary care physicians, GERIATRICS Editor-in Chief Robert N. Butler, MD, convened a panel of leading European geriatricians in Lausanne, Switzerland, for a discussion of the successes and problems they are encountering in providing medical care to the aging world population. In this first installment, the panelists describe the healthcare services available to the elderly, particularly in the United Kingdom and Switzerland. A physician who is a regional adviser for the World Health Organization adds the perspective of other European nations.

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Geriatric primary care: a European perspective, Part II.

Europe is considered the parent of geriatric medicine, which was first recognized as a specialty in the United Kingdom. For the benefit of U.S. primary care physicians, GERIATRICS Editor-in-Chief Robert N. Butler, MD, convened a panel of leading European geriatricians in Lausanne, Switzerland, for a discussion of the successes and problems they are encountering in providing medical care to the aging world population. In Part I (Geriatrics 1992; 47 [Jan]:31-41) panelists described the healthcare services available to the elderly. In Part II, they discuss treatment and evaluation of dementia, use of hypnotics, rehabilitation approaches, and dietary and exercise recommendations for the elderly.

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