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KMID : 0607520080160010025
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Korean Journal of Psychosomatic Medicine
2008 Volume.16 No. 1 p.25 ~ p.30
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Psychosomatic Management of Medically Ill Elderly : Focused on Consultation Psychiatry
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Ryu Seong-Gon
Kwon Hee-Jung
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Abstract
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With the rapid growth of geriatric population, geriatric psychiatric consultation has come to play a more important role in recent years. It is necessary to find out characteristics of psychiatric consultation-liaison in elderly and applicate practical guideline of consultation in medical setting. Management of medically ill elderly in psychiatric consultation requires different guideline from that of other age group patient. Because aging and each organ-specific diseases change the pharmacokinetics of psychotropic drugs variably. These pharmacokinetic changes should be considered in psychosomatic treatment in medically ill elderly. The relatively low consultation rates for psychiatric disorders in the elderly indicate that research is needed into factors that both prevent and facilitate elderly patients with psychological symptoms from consulting their general practitioners.
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KEYWORD
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Psychosomatic management, Consultation psychiatry, Medically ill elderly, Biology of aging
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