Geriatric Psychiatry
Psychogeriatry (psychiatry of the elderly) - a field of psychiatry dealing with the treatment of mental disorders occurring in the elderly, ie after the age of 65. In the Polish system of educating physicians, psychogeriatrics has not been isolated as a separate field of specialization. Prevalence of disorders in old age
The occurrence of mental disorders increases with age. Between 25 and 30% of people over 65 suffer from at least one psychiatric disorder.
The prevalence of depression after the age of 65 is as follows: Depression and anxiety disorders affect between 10% and 15% of people, 5% of patients have dementia (this number increases to 20% after 80 years of age) and 1% Suffering from schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.
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