Release Date: 2024-05-30

Geriatric Depression

Berna Balikci (Author), Suleyman Donmezdil (Author)

Release Date: 2024-05-30

In this section, depression in the geriatric population will be discussed. Although depression is a common psychiatric disorder in the geriatric population, approximately 50% of patients remain undiagnosed. In depression in older ages, the mood symptoms of sadness, sadness, and grief may not be prominent. Generalized anxiety, irritability, restlessness, childish behavior, stubbornness, constant complaining, whining, [...]

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    First Page177
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    DOIhttps://doi.org/10.69860/nobel.9786053359456.10
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    In this section, depression in the geriatric population will be discussed. Although depression is a common psychiatric disorder in the geriatric population, approximately 50% of patients remain undiagnosed. In depression in older ages, the mood symptoms of sadness, sadness, and grief may not be prominent. Generalized anxiety, irritability, restlessness, childish behavior, stubbornness, constant complaining, whining, and excessive demandingness are also masked manifestations of depression. In older ages, the rate of spontaneous recovery is low, and the risk of suicide is high. Depression has effects such as causing physical difficulties, developing medical diseases, and increasing mortality. For this reason, early diagnosis and treatment are of great importance. When using psychotropic drugs in elderly patients, appropriate drug selection should be made by taking liver, kidney, or heart dysfunctions into consideration, and concomitantly used drugs should be evaluated.

    Berna Balikci (Author)
    Research Assistant, Dicle University
    https://orcid.org/0009-0009-2158-7078
    3Dr. Berna Balıkçı studied at Dicle University Faculty of Medicine in 2014-2020. He graduated from Dicle University Faculty of Medicine in 2020 and received the title of Medical Doctor. In 2020-2022, he worked as a general practitioner in the emergency department in the Kozluk district of Batman province, as part of his compulsory service obligation. In July 2022, she started working as a research assistant at Dicle University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, and she still continues this position. She is a member of 2 organizations related to her profession.

    Suleyman Donmezdil (Author)
    Associate Professor, Mardin Artuklu University
    https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7171-1374
    3Associate Professor Süleyman Dönmezdil completed his medical education at Harran University Faculty of Medicine. He completed his specialization training at Dicle University Faculty of Medicine between 2009-2013. In 2018, he started working as an assistant professor at Health Sciences University Gazi Yaşargil Health Practice And Research Center Internal Medical Sciences Department. He has been working as an associate professor at Mardin Artuklu University Faculty of Letters, Department of Psychology, since 2022. Dr. Dönmezdil, who has contributed to the field with many articles, is a member of the Turkish Psychiatric Association.

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