Gerontopsychiatry Versus General Psychiatry in the Inpatient Treatment in Late-Life Depression

被引：3
作者：
Godemann, Frank [1 ,2 ]
Hauth, Iris [1 ]
Gutzmann, Hans [2 ]
Heinz, Andreas [1 ]
机构：
[1] St Joseph Krankenhaus Berlin Weissensee, Fachklin Neurol Psychiat & Psychotherapie, Berlin, Germany
[2] Klin Psychiat & Psychotherapie, Berlin, Germany
来源：
PSYCHIATRISCHE PRAXIS | 2009年 / 36卷 / 06期
关键词：
specialist unit; late-life depression; CARE; HEALTH; OLD;
D O I：
10.1055/s-0028-1090257
中图分类号：
R749 [精神病学];
学科分类号：
100205 ;
摘要：
Objective Is the integrated treatment of depressed elderly patients on a geriatric psychiatry unit superior to the treatment on a general psychiatry unit? Method Retrospective comparison of treatment outcomes of depression in elderly patients on geriatric and general psychiatry units. Results The clinical outcome showed comparable results. Somatic examinations turned out to be more comprehensive on a geriatric psychiatry unit, which also showed better results in pharmacotherapeutic safety. Conclusions Regarding risk management, geriatric psychiatry units proved superior to general psychiatry units.
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页码：270 / 272
页数：3
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