Seminar of Psychiatry in Old Age

Elderly are people with age group

• > 50 years

• > 60 years

• > 65 years

• > 70 years

What is the most common psychiatric disorder after age 65?

• Mood disorder

• Severe cognitive impairment

• Psychotic disorder

• Alcohol abuse

What is the most common form of ELDER ABUSE?

• physical

• emotional

• financial

• neglect

Most common cause of Dementia

• Parkinson's disease

• Depression

• Stroke

• Alzheimer's disease

Suicide in the elderly:

• social isolation is not an important factor

• more frequently lethal

• more frequent in female

• not correlated with substance / alcohol use

Dementia is REVERSIBLE with correct TREATMENT.

• TRUE

• FALSE

DEMENTIA does not occur in people under age of 65?

• TRUE

• FALSE

DEMENTIA OCCUR MORE COMMON IN...

• MALE

• FEMALE

• EQUAL FOR BOTH SEXES

DEPRESSION is major cause of Dementia

• TRUE

• FALSE

MAINSTAY TREATMENT FOR DEMENTIA

• ANTIPSYCHOTICS

• ANTIDEPRESSANT

• COGNITIVE ENHANCER

• NON-PHARMACOLOGICAL MANAGEMENT