The renowned Principles and Practice of Geriatric Psychiatry, now in its third edition, addresses the social and biological concepts of geriatric mental health from an international perspective. Featuring contributions by distinguished authors from around the world, the book offers a distinctive angle on issues in this continually developing discipline.
Principles and Practice of Geriatric Psychiatry provides a comprehensive review of:
- geriatric psychiatry spanning both psychiatric and non-psychiatric disorders
- scientific advances in service development
- specific clinical dilemmas
New chapters on:
- genetics of aging
- somatoform disorders
- epidemiology of substance abuse
- somatoform disorders
- care of the dying patient
Continuing the practice of earlier editions, the major sections of the book address aging, diagnosis and assessment and clinical conditions, incorporating an engaging discussion on substance abuse and schizophrenic disorders. Shorter sections include the presentation of mental illness in elderly people from different cultures—one of the most popular sections in previous editions. Learning and behavioural studies, as well as models of geriatric psychiatry practice, are covered extensively. This book provides a detailed overview of the entire range of mental illness in old age, presented within an accessible format.
Principles and Practice of Geriatric Psychiatry is an essential read for psychiatrists, geriatricians, neurologists and psychologists. It is of particular use for instructors of general psychiatry programs and their residents.
Contents
PART A HISTORICAL BACKGROUND.
- 1 A Conceptual History in the Nineteenth Century
- 2 The Development of Old Age Psychiatry in the UK
- 3 Commentary on 'In the Beginning' by Felix Post
PART B NORMAL AND ABNORMAL AGEING.
- 4 Changes in the Macrostructure and Microstructure of the Ageing Brain
- 5 Functional Imaging of the Ageing Brain
- 6 Neurophysiology of the Ageing Brain
- 7 Potential Regeneration of the Ageing Brain
- 8 Neuroendocrinology of Ageing
- 9 Genetic Aspects of Ageing
- 10 The Clinical Pharmacology of Ageing
- 11 Cognitive Gerontology
- 12 Chronological and Functional Ageing
- 13 Successful Ageing
- 14 Sexuality, Non-Traditional Relationships and Mental Health in Older People
- 15 The Care Home Experience
- 16 Ageing: International Statistical Trends and Prospects
- 17 Economics of Ageing and Mental Health
- 18 The Influence of Social Factors on Mental Health
PART C DIAGNOSIS AND ASSESSMENT.
- 19 Classification of Dementia and other Cognitive Disorders in ICD-10 and DSM-IV
- 20 Taking a Psychiatric History from Elderly Patients
- 21 Mental State Examination in the Elderly
- 22 The Physical Examination: A Guide for Old Age Psychiatrists
- 23 Investigations in Old Age Psychiatry
- 24 Bedside Assessment of Cognitive Functioning
- 25 Neuropsychological Assessment
- 26 Overview of Rating Scales in Old Age Psychiatry
- 27 The Mini-Mental State Examination: A Brief Cognitive Assessment
- 28 The Informant Questionnaire on Cognitive Decline in the Elderly (IQCODE)
- 29 Geriatric Depression Scale
- 30 Dementia Care Mapping (Dawn Brooker).
- 31 Staging Dementia
- 32 The Clinical Dementia Rating
- 33 GMS-HAS-AGECAT Package and the Global Mental Health Assessment Tool (GMHAT): Epidemiology and Closing the Treatment Gap
- 34 Assessing Life Skills
- 35 Quality of Life Measures in Old Age
PART D DEGENERATIVE AND RELATED DISORDERS.
- 36 Delirium
- 37 The Nosology of Dementia
- 38 Epidemiology of Dementia
- 39 An Introduction to the Medical Research Council Cognitive Function and Ageing Studies (CFAS) I and II
- 40 The Lundby Study
- 41 Clinical Features of Alzheimer’s Disease: Cognitive and Non-cognitive
- 42 Neuropsychological Assessment of Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease
- 43 Genetics of Alzheimer’s Disease
- 44 Mouse Models of Alzheimer’s Disease
- 45 Physiological Neuroimaging in Ageing and Dementia: Metabolic and Molecular Scanning
- 46 Computational Anatomy in Alzheimer’s Disease
- 47 Alzheimer’s Disease: Risk Factors and Preventive Strategies
- 48 Down Syndrome: Genetic and Clinical Overlap with Dementia
- 49 The Molecular Neuropathology of Alzheimer's Disease
- 50 Neurochemistry of Alzheimer's Disease
- 51 Antemortem Markers
- 52 Pharmacological Therapies in Alzheimer's Disease
- 53 Behavioural Management in Alzheimer's Disease – Pharmacology
- 54 Behavioural Management: Non-Pharmacological
- 55 Emerging Applications of Gene and Somatic Cell Therapy in Geriatric Neuropsychiatry
- 56 Vascular Dementia
- 57 The Frontotemporal Dementia Syndromes
- 58 The Lewy Body Dementia Spectrum (Alpha Synucleinopathies)
- 60 Alcoholic and Other Toxic Dementias
- 61 Reversible Dementias
- 62 Cognitive Domains Affected by Conditions of Ageing and the Role of Neuropsychological Testing
- 63 Memory Training for Older Adults
- 64 Complementary and Alternative Medicine Approaches to Memory Improvement in the Elderly
- 65 Ethics of Dementia Care
- 66 Successful Interventions for Family Caregivers
- 67 The Role of Alzheimer Societies in the United States
- 68 Psychiatric Manifestations of Nervous System Infections
- 69 Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Computed Tomography
- 70 Functional MRI Studies in Ageing and Early Alzheimer's Disease
- 71 Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
PART E AFFECTIVE DISORDERS.
- 72 Nosology and Classification of Mood Disorders
- 73 Genetics of Affective Disorders
- 74 Environmental Factors, Life Events and Coping Abilities
- 75 Vascular Disease and Late-Life Depressive Disorder
- 76 Mood Disorders in Parkinson’s Disease
- 77 Epidemiology of Depression: Prevalence and Incidence
- 78 Neuroimaging in Geriatric Depression
- 79 Clinical Features of Depressive Disorders in the Elderly
- 80 The Outcome of Late-life Depressive Disorders
- 81 Physical Illness and Depression
- 82 Depression After Stroke
- 83 Cross-Cultural Variation in the Experience of Depression in Older People in the UK
- 84 Treatment of Late-Life Depression In Community Settings
- 85 Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)
- 86 Pharmacological Treatment of Depression
- 87 Psychotherapy of Depression and Dysthymia
- 88 Acute Management of Late-Life Depression
- 89 Bereavement
- 90 Suicidal Behaviour
- 91 The Assessment of Depressive Syndromes
- 92 Mania: Epidemiology and Risk Factors
- 93 Acute Mania and Bipolar Affective Disorder
PART F SCHIZOPHRENIC DISORDERS AND MOOD-INCONGRUENT PARANOID STATES.
- 94 Late-Life Psychotic Disorders: Nosology and Classification
- 95 Schizophrenic Disorder and Mood-Incongruent Paranoid States: Epidemiology and Course
- 96 Clinical Assessment and Differential Diagnosis
- 97 Treatment of Late-Life Psychosis
PART G NEUROSES (ANXIETY DISORDERS).
- 98 Nosology and Classification of Neurotic Disorders
- 99 The Epidemiology of Depression and Anxiety
- 100 Psychopharmacological Treatment of Anxiety
- 101 Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
- 102 Somatoform Disorders and Unexplained Physical Symptoms
- 103 Other Neurotic Disorders
PART H PERSONALITY DISORDERS.
- 104 Personality Disorders: Description, Aetiology, and Epidemiology
- 105 Diagnostic and Treatment Issues Regarding Personality Disorder in Older Adults
PART I MENTAL AND BEHAVIOURAL DISORDERS DUE TO PSYCHOACTIVE SUBSTANCES.
- 106 Alcohol Abuse and Treatment in the Elderly
- 107 Epidemiology of Alcohol Problems and Drinking Patterns
- 108 Drug Misuse in the Elderly
PART J LEARNING AND BEHAVIOURAL STUDIES.
- 109 Old Age and Learning Disability
- 110 The Elderly Offender
- 111 Sleep and Ageing: Disorders and Management
- 112 Sexual Disorders
PART K CULTURAL DIFFERENCES, SERVICE PROVISION AND TRAINING IN OLD AGE PSYCHIATRY.
- 113 Assessing Mental Health in Different Cultures
- 114 The Cross-Cultural Epidemiology of Mental Illness in Old Age
- 115 Mental Illness in the Elderly in South Asia
- 116 Dementia and Depression in Africa
- 117 Dementia and Depression in China
- 118 Spirituality and Mental Illness in Old Age
- 119 Development of Health and Social Services in the UK from the Twentieth Century Onwards
- 120 The Pattern of Psychogeriatric Services
- 121 The Multidisciplinary Team and Day Care Provision
- 122 NHS Continuing Care
- 123 Overview of Law, Ethics and Mental Health in Old Age
- 124 The US System of Geriatric Mental Health Care: Financing and Future Challenges
- 125 Geriatric Psychiatric Outpatient Care: The Private Practice Model in the USA
- 126 The Medical Psychiatry Inpatient Unit
- 127 Psychiatric Services in Long-Term Care
- 128 Geriatric Psychiatry Care in the Private Psychiatric Hospital Setting
- 129 Liaison with Medical and Surgical Teams
- 130 Rehabilitation
- 131 Anaesthetics and Mental State
- 132 Nutritional State
- 133 Caregiver Support
- 134 Elder Abuse – Epidemiology, Recognition and Management
- 135 Care of the Dying
- 136 Prevention of Mental Disorders in Late Life
- 137 The Principles of UK Mental Health Law: A View from the Clinic
- 138 Training Requirements for Old Age Psychiatrists in the UK
- 139 Training Requirements in North America
- 140 Education in Old Age Psychiatry: Recent and Future Developments
Subject Index.
About the Authors
- Mohammed T Abou-Saleh is Professor of Psychiatry at St George's, University of London. Previously Professor and Chairman of the Department of Psychiatry and Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs, United Arab Emirates University (1991-1998). Chairman of the World Psychiatric Association Section on Biological Psychiatry since 1998. Consultant for the World Health Organisation, member of the Board of Directors of the World Federation for Mental Health since 2007. Research interests in clinical neurosciences of depression and substance misuse.
- Cornelius Katona is Hon Professor of Psychiatry of the Elderly at University College London. His main research interests are in dementia, mood disorders in old age and mental health of asylum seekers. He has extensive experience of clinical trial work in dementia and in depression. He is Chair of the World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry Taskforce on Old Age and of the Dementia Clinical Studies Group within DeNDRoN (the UK Dementia and Neurodegenerative Disorders Network). He has been Editor in Chief of the Journal of Affective Disorders since 1994.
- Anand Kumar is Lizzie Gilman Professor and Head of the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He received his M.D. degree from Madras Medical College in Madras, India and completed his Residency training in Psychiatry at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He subsequently served as a Medical Staff Fellow in the Laboratory of Neurosciences at the National Institute on Aging. Dr. Kumar's research focuses on late-life depression and mental disorders of the elderly, including Alzheimer's disease. He was Treasurer, Program Committee Chair and President of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry, 2004-2005. He is Associate Editor of the American Journal for Geriatric Psychiatry and has served as reviewer for numerous NIH review committees. He has been consistently funded by NIH research grants for over 18 years and is author or co-author of more than 100 peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters.
Product Details
- Hardcover: 934 pages
- Publisher: Wiley; 3 edition (2011)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0470747234
- ISBN-13: 978-0470747230
- Product Dimensions: 11.3 x 8.9 x 2.1 inches
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