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The History of Psychogeriatrics in the United States

Year: 1999

Type: article

Abstract: During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, elderly individuals with severe mental illness living in the United States were cared for in state-run facilities that went by various names (asylums, psychopathic hospitals, state hospitals, state mental hospitals, and medical centers). Since the beginning of the 20th century, approximately 20% of patients in state hospital facilities had brain diseases such as dementia, usually complicated by behavioral disorder.

Source: International Psychogeriatrics

DOI: 10.1017/s1041610299005980

Author: Peter V. Rabins

Institutions: Johns Hopkins University, Johns Hopkins Medicine

Language: English

Topic: Historical Psychiatry and Medical Practices

Subfield: Clinical Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $3,500