Hormones, gender and the aging brain
Subtitle: the endocrine basis of geriatric psychiatry
By: edited by Mary F. Morrison
Contributors: Morrison, Mary F. 1958-
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Cambridge, U.K; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 359
Subjects: Geriatric psychiatry; Older people -- Diseases -- Endocrine aspects; Aging -- Endocrine aspects; Older people -- Mental health
Description: "This is the first clinical reference to address the hormonal basis of mental disorders in older people. Hormones influence a wide range of states and conditions, from pain tolerance and anorexia to attention, mood, immunity, cardiovascular and cognitive function, schizophrenia and Alzheimer's disease." "Clinicians and researchers alike will value this comprehensive review of a complex and sometimes controversial area of psychiatry."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index