Depression in later life / Robert C. Baldwin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Baldwin, Robert C., DM.

Series:

Oxford psychiatry library.

Oxford psychiatry library

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Depression in old age.

Older people--Diseases.

Older people.

Physical Description:

x, 118 p. : ill.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.

Summary:

Depression affects between 10-15% of older people, making it the most frequently encountered mental health condition in later life. Despite this, the condition is easily missed in clinical practice or not adequately treated. Part of the Oxford Psychiatry Library, this concise pocketbook will provide an accessible account of what depression in older people is like, why it is important and what treatments help. The text will highlight which areas of depression are of special relevance to later life, how to diagnose depression in an older person, the overlap with dementia and various other physical illnesses, and important pharmacological considerations.

Contents:

Introduction

Classification and epidemiology

Clinical features

Aetiology

Co-morbidity and depression in later life

Assessment and management

Depression in primary care

Prognosis

Prevention

Resources.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-19-157595-X

OCLC:

763157047