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.

Doctor density varies by specialty and location. Kansas has 33 practicing geriatric psychiatrists. Broken out by city, geriatric psychiatry doctor density in Abilene is 1, in Coffeyville is 1, in Great Bend is 1, in Hays is 1, in Hutchinson is 1, in Kansas City is 1, in Lawrence is 1, in Leavenworth is 1, in Leawood is 5, in Manhattan is 1, in Mcpherson is 1, in Newton is 3, in North Newton is 1, in Olathe is 1, in Oskaloosa is 1, in Overland Park is 6, in Prairie Village is 1, in Shawnee Mission is 3, in Topeka is 5, and in Wichita is 8.

Kansas was admitted to the United States in 1861. Topeka is its capital city, and the population of Kansas is 2,744,687. Topeka offers sports and recreation, arts and cultural entertainment, and casinos to residents and visitors. Lucas claims to be the Folk Art center of the United States. Visit the Pony Express National Historic Trail, tour historic Fort Leavenworth, or see the Amelia Earhart Birthplace Museum in Atchinson. Kansas is also home to the John Brown Museum, which was a stop on the Underground Railroad in the mid-1800s.

According to 2005 Census estimates, Kansas has a population of 2,744,687. Of this population, 652,270 are under the age of 18 and 354,995 are at or above the age of 65.