"Geriatric Psychiatry" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A subspecialty of psychiatry concerned with the mental health of the aged.
| Descriptor ID |
D005852
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F04.096.544.380 H02.403.690.260
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Geriatric Psychiatry" by people in Profiles.
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Administration of PRN medications and use of nonpharmacologic interventions in acute geropsychiatric settings: implications for practice. J Am Psychiatr Nurses Assoc. 2012 Mar-Apr; 18(2):82-90.
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Filling the void in geriatric mental health: the Geropsychiatric Nursing Collaborative as a model for change. Nurs Outlook. 2011 Jul-Aug; 59(4):236-41.
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Geropsychiatric inpatient care: what is state of the art? Issues Ment Health Nurs. 2005 Jan; 26(1):11-22.
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Geropsychiatry. Barriers to follow-up studies with the chronically mentally ill elderly in long-term care settings. J Gerontol Nurs. 1997 Aug; 23(8):37-40.
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Geropsychiatric nursing consultation as an adjunct to training in long-term care facilities: the indirect approach. Issues Ment Health Nurs. 1995 Jul-Aug; 16(4):361-76.
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Unity in diversity: geropsychiatric nursing survey outcomes. J Gerontol Nurs. 1995 Jan; 21(1):31-6.
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Geropsychiatric nursing consultation: a valuable resource in rural long-term care. Arch Psychiatr Nurs. 1994 Aug; 8(4):272-9.
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Evaluation of a geriatric mental health training program for nursing personnel in rural long-term care facilities. Issues Ment Health Nurs. 1994 Mar-Apr; 15(2):149-68.
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A randomized trial of a program to reduce the use of psychoactive drugs in nursing homes. N Engl J Med. 1992 Jul 16; 327(3):168-73.
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Researching and evaluating model geriatric mental health programs. Part III: Statistical analysis issues. Arch Psychiatr Nurs. 1992 Jun; 6(3):151-62.