Geriatric psychiatry is devoted to understanding and treating mental-health conditions among the elderly, focusing on depression, anxiety, cognitive decline, and psychosis associated with aging. It integrates neurobiology, psychology, and social medicine to enhance quality of life and emotional wellbeing in older adults.

The Geriatric Psychiatry session explores the biological and psychosocial determinants of late-life mental disorders. Researchers investigate how neurodegeneration, hormonal changes, and chronic disease interplay with loneliness, bereavement, and social isolation to influence mental health.

At the Geriatric Psychiatry Conference, psychiatrists, neurologists, and neuropsychologists present advances in diagnosis, pharmacotherapy, and cognitive-behavioral therapy. Topics include distinguishing depression from dementia, managing psychotropic medications in multimorbid patients, and implementing integrative mental-health programs in care facilities.

This session emphasizes personalized and compassionate psychiatry that considers cognitive capacity, medical comorbidities, and caregiver support. It also explores digital-health tools such as telepsychiatry and AI-based cognitive screening that expand access to mental healthcare for seniors.

Ongoing studies in Neuropsychiatry continue to link mood regulation, neuroplasticity, and cognition, offering new therapeutic avenues to preserve emotional balance and mental resilience in aging populations.