[Comments on the National Hospital Federation's report: assessment of the elderly with mental disorders].

Abstract

This report is discussed from the viewpoint of a Belgian psychiatrist. For Belgium too, it is called important and useful. It may contribute to a more complete and better screening and treatment of the psychogeriatric patient and besides it will stimulate the formulation of national policy recommendations. Minor shortcomings are: the examination of the tractus respiratorius is not mentioned, nor the importance of an orienting neurological examination. The author wonders whether the extramural examination must be stressed that strongly as is preferred in the report.