Main description:

Though mental health recommendations for the elderly is rapidly evolving, the few current textbooks on this subject are either too voluminous or complex for regular review by clinicians, and most do not contain the latest information available in the field. Written by experts in geriatric psychiatry, this book provides a comprehensive yet concise review of the subject.The text covers topics that include the social aspect of aging, treatment and diagnosis options unique to the elderly in need of psychiatric care, policy and ethics, and particular geriatric health concerns that may influence psychiatric considerations.
Psychiatric Disorders Late in Life is the ultimate resource for practicing psychiatrists, physicians, geriatricians, and medical students concerned with the mental healthcare of the elderly.

Contents:

Part 1 Introduction

Chapter 1 Life Course-Developmental and Transitional Events

Chapter 2 Demography and Epidemiology

Chapter 3 Culture and Gender

Chapter 4 Family and Community

Chapter 5 Economics and Health Policy

Part 2 Biological aspects of aging

Chapter 6 Neuroanatomy and neuropathology

Chapter 7 Biochemistry and neuropharmacology

Chapter 8 Anatomy and physiology

Part 3 Diagnostic methods

Chapter 9 Interviewing and history taking

Chapter 10 Mental status examination

Chapter 11 Functional assessment

Chapter 12 Psychological and neuropsychological testing

Chapter 13 Neurologic Examination

Chapter 14 Clinical Laboratory Testing

Chapter 15 Structural and Functional Imaging

Chapter 16 Neurocognitive Disorders

Chapter 17 Depressive Disorders and Bipolar and Related Disorders

Chapter 18 Sleep Disorders

Chapter 19 Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders

Chapter 20 Substance use disorders (DSM-IV)/Substance-related and addictive disorders (DSM-5)

Chapter 21 Anxiety Disorders

Chapter 22 Sexual Dysfunctions, Gender Dysphoria and Paraphilic Disorders

Chapter 23 Intellectual Disability in the Elderly

Chapter 24 Personality Disorders

Part 5 Treatments

Chapter 25 Pharmacology and Psychopharmacology

Chapter 26 Electroconvulsive Therapy

Chapter 27 Psychotherapy

Chapter 28 Multidisciplinary Approaches

Chapter 29 Setting-Specific Treatment Issues

Chapter 30 Special Management Problems

Chapter 31 Policy, Ethical and Legal Issues

Part 7 Medical and neurologic aspects of geriatric psychiatry

Chapter 32 Care of patients with neurologic disease

Chapter 33 Psychiatric disorders due to a general medical condition and psychiatric complications of medical treatment

Chapter 34 Psychological Factors Affecting Medical Conditions