https://www.psychdb.com/ 2026-06-05T04:16:52-0700 https://www.psychdb.com/ https://www.psychdb.com/lib/tpl/bootstrap3/images/favicon.ico text/html 2023-12-15T02:28:57-0700 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.psychdb.com/geri/1-giants?rev=1702636137&do=diff Geriatric Giants Primer Geriatric Giants is a term coined by geriatrician Bernard Isaacs, and the expression refers to the principal chronic disabilities of old age that impact on the physical, mental and social domains of older adults.Independent: OBITUARY: Professor Bernard Isaacs Many of these conditions, commonly misperceived to be an unavoidable part of old age, can in fact be improved. These include: text/html 2021-11-13T14:30:33-0700 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.psychdb.com/geri/home?rev=1636842633&do=diff Geriatric Psychiatry Primer Geriatric Psychiatry is the branch of psychiatry involved in older adult mental health with a particular focus on the neuropsychiatric aspects of neurocognitive disorders (such as dementias) and late-life mental disorders.<ul id="frontpage "style="column-width:20em; -webkit-column-count: 1; -moz-column-count: 1; column-count: 1;" class="catlist_columns catlist-nslist" ><ul id="frontpage"><li class="catlist-head"><div class="entity-list-item"><span class="fa-stack fa… text/html 2026-05-25T00:28:30-0700 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.psychdb.com/geri/parkinsons?rev=1779694110&do=diff Parkinson's Disease (PD) Primer Parkinson's disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease characterized by a loss of dopaminergic innervation in the basal ganglia leading to motor and non-motor symptoms. Although historically considered a motor disorder, there are many neuropsychiatric symptoms associated with the disease, and the majority of diagnoses will progress to text/html 2023-08-17T17:31:31-0700 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.psychdb.com/geri/stroke?rev=1692318691&do=diff Stroke Primer A stroke (also called a cerebrovascular accident, CVA) is an acute disturbance of the cerebral perfusion or vasculature. Approximately 85% of strokes are ischemic (blockage of a vessel) and remainder are hemorrhagic. Post-stroke, individuals are at risk for developing neuropsychiatric syndromes such as