Depression in later life : a multidisciplinary psychiatric approach / edited by James M. Ellison, Sumer Verma.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ellison, James M., 1952-

Verma, Sumer.

Series:

Medical psychiatry ; 23.

Medical psychiatry ; 23

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Depression in old age.

Depression.

Aged.

Medical Subjects:

Depression.

Aged.

Physical Description:

xvii, 333 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Marcel Dekker, Inc., [2003]

Contents:

Part I Overview and Common Manifestations

1. Epidemiology of Late-Life Depression / Dale A. D'Mello 1

2. Barriers to the Safe and Effective Treatment of Late-Life Depression / Helen H. Kyomen, Gary L. Gottlieb 27

3. Diagnosing Depression in Later Life / Janet Lawrence, Donald Davidoff, Yosef Berlow 55

4. Geriatric Nonmajor Depressive Syndromes: Dysthymia, Subsyndromal Depression, and Other Nonmajor Depressive Disorders in the Elderly / Jennifer L. Woehr, Martin Goldstein 79

5. Bereavement and Depression in Late Life / Kelly Harless, Sidney Zisook 109

6. Depression and Medical Illness / Abi V. Rayner, James G. O'Brien 133

7. Vascular Depression / P. Murali Doraiswamy, Yvette Sheline 155

8. Caregiver Depression / Fred Silverstone, Nava Vogel 167

Part II Therapeutic Interventions and Outcomes

9. Pharmacotherapy of Late-Life Depression: Review and Recommendations / James M. Ellison, E. Yusuf Sivrioglu, Sumer Verma, Noah M. Meyers 193

10. Barriers and Solutions to Medication Adherence / Rein Tideiksaar 225

11. Electroconvulsive Therapy for the Treatment of Late-Life Depression / Stephen Seiner, Michael E. Henry 235

12. Psychotherapy with Depressed Older Adults / Francesca Cannavo Antognini 257

13. Late-Life Suicide / Ashok J. Bharucha 297

14. Factors Affecting Long-Term Prognosis and Maintenance Treatment Outcomes / Noah M. Meyers, Charles F. Reynolds III 307.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

082474246X

OCLC:

52522840