Psychiatric Disorders Late in Life [electronic resource] : A Comprehensive Review /
Tampi, Rajesh R.editor.
Tampi, Deena J.editor.
Boyle, Lisa L.editor.
This book provides a comprehensive yet concise review of the latest information available in geriatric psychiatry. 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. This book also provides the up-to-date information from the field of geriatric psychiatry which will assist clinicians who are studying for either the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology subspecialty examination or other professional examinations in geriatric psychiatry. 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.
Life Course-Developmental and Transitional Events -- Demography and Epidemiology -- Culture and Gender -- Family and Community -- Economics and Health Policy -- Neuroanatomy and neuropathology. Biochemistry and neuropharmacology -- Anatomy and physiology. Interviewing and history taking -- Mental status examination -- Functional assessment -- Psychological and neuropsychological testing -- Neurologic Examination -- Clinical Laboratory Testing -- Structural and Functional Imaging -- Neurocognitive Disorders -- Depressive Disorders and Bipolar and Related Disorders -- Sleep Disorders -- Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders -- Substance use disorders (DSM-IV)/Substance-related and addictive disorders (DSM-5) -- Anxiety Disorders -- Sexual Dysfunctions, Gender Dysphoria and Paraphilic Disorders -- Intellectual Disability in the Elderly -- Personality Disorders -- Pharmacology and Psychopharmacology -- Electroconvulsive Therapy -- Psychotherapy -- Multidisciplinary Approaches -- Setting-Specific Treatment Issues -- Special Management Problems -- Policy, Ethical and Legal Issues -- Care of patients with neurologic disease -- Psychiatric disorders due to a general medical condition and psychiatric complications of medical treatment.-Psychological Factors Affecting Medical Conditions.
This book provides a comprehensive yet concise review of the latest information available in geriatric psychiatry. 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. This book also provides the up-to-date information from the field of geriatric psychiatry which will assist clinicians who are studying for either the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology subspecialty examination or other professional examinations in geriatric psychiatry. 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.
Psychiatry.
Geriatrics.
General practice (Medicine).
Primary care (Medicine).
Psychiatry.
Geriatrics/Gerontology.
General Practice / Family Medicine.
Primary Care Medicine.