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Summary:

"With rapid ageing of the world's population, psychiatry of old age has become a crucial discipline. This succinct guide to the scope and practice of the psychiatry of old age provides an up-to-date summary of existing knowledge, best practice and future challenges for the specialty, from a global perspective. From definitions and demography to epidemiology, aetiology, and principles of assessment, diagnosis and management, each chapter is sharp, clear and practical, enhanced by tables and diagrams for quick assimilation and reference on the ward or in the clinic. As well as the main psychiatric conditions encountered in old age, coverage also includes legal and ethical issues, and the neglected topic of alcohol and drug abuse in the elderly. Written by leading clinicians, teachers and researchers and offering a much-needed international focus, this compact guide is essential reading for practising psychiatrists and geriatricians, as well as trainees, nurses and medical students"--Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents:

• (Publisher-supplied data) What is the psychiatry of old age and why do we need it?
• Assessing the elderly psychiatric patient
• Differential diagnosis
• The 3 Ds
• The dementias
• Behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia
• Delirium
• Mood disorders in late life (A
• Depression, B
• Bipolar disorder and mania)
• Schizophrenia and related disorders in late life
• Neurotic and personality disorders (A
• Neurotic disorders, B
• Personality disorders)
• Substance abuse and iatrogenesis in late life
• Services for older patients with psychiatric disorders
• The future of the psychiatry of old age.

Contributors:

Ames, David, 1954-

NetLibrary, Inc.

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Subjects:

Geriatric psychiatry

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on print version record.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 143 pages) : illustrations

Digital Characteristics:

text file

Call Numbers:

RC451.4.A5 G85 2010eb

ISBNs:

9780511776519 (electronic bk.)
0511776519 (electronic bk.)

OCLC Numbers:

650538788