Guide to the psychiatry of old age / David Ames [and others].
"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...
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Cambridge University Press,
2010.
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Table of 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.