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. Maryland has 106 practicing geriatric psychiatrists. Broken out by city, geriatric psychiatry doctor density in Andrews Afb is 1, in Annapolis is 3, in Baltimore is 48, in Bel Air is 3, in Bethesda is 7, in Bowie is 1, in Cambridge is 2, in Cheltenham is 1, in Chevy Chase is 6, in Clinton is 1, in Columbia is 5, in Easton is 1, in Elkton is 1, in Ellicott City is 5, in Fort Washington is 1, in Frederick is 4, in Gaithersburg is 2, in Glen Burnie is 4, in Hagerstown is 5, in Kensington is 1, in La Plata is 1, in Laurel is 1, in Linthicum is 1, in Lutherville is 3, in Lutherville Timonium is 1, in Monkton is 1, in Nottingham is 1, in Owings Mills is 1, in Pikesville is 1, in Rockville is 10, in Rosedale is 2, in Severna Park is 1, in Silver Spring is 6, in Sykesville is 1, in Towson is 8, in Upper Marlboro is 1, and in White Plains is 1.

Maryland was one of the thirteen original colonies, and achieved statehood in 1788. Maryland’s population is 5,600,388; Annapolis is its capital and home to the U.S. Naval Academy. Baltimore is the largest city, and is home to world-acclaimed Johns-Hopkins University and Hospital. There are myriad activities available for residents or visitors, including arts and theater, sports, museums, hiking, biking and walking trails, Famous people from Maryland include musician Frank Zappa, baseball great Babe Ruth, and Francis Scott Key, who wrote the “The Star-Spangled Banner.”

According to 2005 Census estimates, Maryland has a population of 5,600,388. Of this population, 1,360,481 are under the age of 18 and 641,040 are at or above the age of 65.