PSY - 795 Geriatric Psychiatry

Objectives of this rotation are: to increase the amount of experience in treating elderly patients with psychiatric diagnostic skills, and the use of psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy with elderly patients; to learn the psychological changes that accompany the aging process; and to become familiar with normal and abnormal states and processes in the elderly. These objectives are accomplished via: 1) readings in the field of Geriatric Psychiatry, and 2) direct treatment of selected patients with supervision by attending psychiatrists, fellows and residents. Elective