Geriatric psychiatry
| System | Nervous system, mental health |
|---|---|
| Significant diseases | Alzheimer's disease, vascular dementia, dementia with Lewy bodies, Parkinson's disease, depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, delirium, behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia, substance use disorder |
| Significant tests | Mental status examination, cognitive testing, neuroimaging |
| Specialist | Geriatric psychiatrist |
Geriatric psychiatry, also known as geropsychiatry, psychogeriatrics or psychiatry of old age, is a branch of medicine and a subspecialty of psychiatry dealing with the study, prevention, and treatment of neurodegenerative, cognitive impairment, and mental disorders in people of old age. Geriatric psychiatry as a subspecialty has significant overlap with the specialties of geriatric medicine, behavioural neurology, neuropsychiatry, neurology, and general psychiatry. Geriatric psychiatry has become an official subspecialty of psychiatry with a defined curriculum of study and core competencies.