Overview The United States population over the age of 65 years has been increasing dramatically, reflecting improvements in health, nutrition, and medical care for the elderly. Illness (both medical and psychiatric) increases with advancing age in part due to stressful…
With more than 2.6 million deaths each year in the United States, providing both competent and compassionate care for patients at the end of life is a crucial task for physicians. The Institute of Medicine identified end-of-life care as one…
Key Points Depression in the elderly carries a very high risk of suicide. Symptoms of alcoholism and substance abuse are often confused with those of medical illness. The differential diagnosis of dementia is broad and the behavior problems challenging to…