Elderly Patients Admitted to the Psychiatric Unit of a General Hospital
Conwell Y, Nelson JC, Kim K, Mazure CM. Elderly Patients Admitted to the Psychiatric Unit of a General Hospital. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 1989, 37: 35-41. PMID: 2909603, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1989.tb01566.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElderly psychiatric patientsPsychiatric patientsGeneral hospital psychiatric settingLength of stayAcute inpatient settingsDiagnosis of dementiaInpatient psychiatry unitTerms of demographicsHospital courseElderly patientsClinical profileCommon diagnosisDepressive illnessShorter hospitalizationPatient populationPrimary diagnosisGeneral HospitalInpatient settingOutcome measuresPsychiatric unitPatientsPsychiatric settingsPsychiatry unitFavorable responseMental illness