Delirium is a psychiatric and medical emergency with rates as high as 50% in older hospitalized patients.[1] A substantial number of patients are delirious upon admission or later develop delirium... Read More

I learned a lot during my first year of medical school. Some things I’ve already forgotten, like the life cycle of Ascaris lumbricoides (something to do with the lungs?). Some things were... Read More

Findings from the Canadian Addictions Survey (2004) indicate that 16% of adults age 55 and older report heavy drinking, de­fined as more than 14 drinks a week for men and 9 drinks for women, and... Read More

In the early 1900s “geriatrics” was a new word. Today geriatric psychiatry is a recognized subspecialty informed by substantial knowledge of human physiology. Medical science, particularly preventive... Read More

Depression is the most common mental health problem in the elderly[1] and is associated with a significant burden of illness that affects patients, their families, and communities and takes an... Read More