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Guide to the psychiatry of old age / David Ames ... [and others].
Holman Biotech Commons RC451.4.A5 G85 2010
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- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Cambridge medicine.
- Cambridge medicine
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Geriatric psychiatry.
- Mental Disorders.
- Aged.
- Medical Subjects:
- Mental Disorders.
- Aged.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 143 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
- 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.
- Contents:
- What is the psychiatry of old age and why do we need it?
- Assessing the elderly psychiatric patient
- Differential diagnosis - The 3Ds
- 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.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780521681919
- 052168191X
- OCLC:
- 535491234
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