[ABSTRACT]Some preliminary considerations about elderly population and next general characteristics of geriatric psychiatry are exposed. The bioethic framework provides guidelines for the analysis of the most frequent conflicts in this area by applying the well-known four main principles (nonmaleficence, justice, autonomy and beneficence).En la presente comunicación se plantean, tras unas consideraciones preliminares sobre la edad avanzada, las características generales de la atención psicoge