Connecticut (CT) Geriatric Psychiatry Doctors and Physicians
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Geriatric Psychiatry Information
Description
Geriatric psychiatry deals with the problems of mental and emotional disorders and diseases in the elderly. A geriatric psychiatrist has expertise in the diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment of mental and emotional disorders of older people. The psychiatrist’s extensive medical training allows him or her to understand the relationship between emotional illness and medical illnesses. The psychiatrist is the physician best qualified to determine the physical and/or psychological causes of both mental and physical disorders.
Location Density Information
Doctor density varies by specialty and location. Connecticut has
79 practicing
geriatric psychiatrists. Broken out by city, geriatric psychiatry doctor density
in Branford is 1,
in Bridgeport is 5,
in Bristol is 2,
in Cromwell is 1,
in Danbury is 4,
in Darien is 2,
in Enfield is 3,
in Fairfield is 2,
in Farmington is 2,
in Glastonbury is 3,
in Greenwich is 1,
in Guilford is 1,
in Hamden is 2,
in Hartford is 6,
in Ivoryton is 1,
in Manchester is 1,
in Meriden is 4,
in Middlebury is 1,
in Middletown is 3,
in Milford is 2,
in New Britain is 1,
in New Haven is 15,
in New London is 1,
in Old Saybrook is 1,
in Redding is 1,
in Southington is 1,
in Stamford is 4,
in Torrington is 1,
in Wallingford is 2,
in Waterbury is 3,
in West Hartford is 2,
in West Haven is 4,
in Weston is 1,
and in Westport is 2.
Connecticut Information
This New England state is one of the original 13 states; Connecticut’s capital is Hartford and its population is 3,510,297. This state is steeped in history. Visit the past at the Nathan Hale Homestead near New London, or Yale University in New Haven. Tour the home of Mark Twain, the New England Air Museum, or the Maritime Aquarium in Norwalk. Explore a historic tobacco farming area, do some hiking and biking, or visit the numerous antique shops or lighthouses in the eastern coastal area.
According to 2005 Census estimates, Connecticut has a population of 3,510,297.
Of this population, 812,182 are under the age of 18
and 472,089 are at or above the age of 65.
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