Essentials of Geriatric Psychiatry

by Blazer, Dan G., M.D., Ph.D.; Steffens, David C., M.d.

• ISBN13: 9781585624133
• ISBN10: 1585624136
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-02-22
• Publisher: Amer Psychiatric Pub Inc

Summary

"Essentials of Geriatric Psychiatry" is organized into sections devoted to the basic science underlying geriatric psychiatry and to the evaluation, presentation, and treatment of psychiatric disorders occurring in later life. Each chapter closes with a Key Points summary to reinforce the core issues addressed within the text.

Author Biography

Dan G. Blazer, M.D., Ph.D., is J. P. Gibbons Professor of Psychiatry in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina. David C. Steffens, M.D., M.H.S., is Professor of Psychiatry in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina.

Table of Contents

Contributors/Disclosure of Interests	p. xi
Preface	p. xv
Basic Science of Geriatric Psychiatry
Demography and Epidemiology of Psychiatric Disorders in Late Life	p. 3
Physiological and Clinical Considerations of Geriatric Patient Care	p. 27
Evaluation of Psychiatric Disorders in Late Life
The Psychiatric Interview of Older Adults	p. 47
Use of the Laboratory in the Diagnostic Workup of Older Adults	p. 53
Neuropsychological Assessment of Dementia	p. 75
Presentation of Psychiatric Disorders in Late Life
Delirium	p. 93
Dementia and Milder Cognitive Syndromes	p. 107
Mood Disorders	p. 125
Bipolar Disorder	p. 149
Schizophrenia and Paranoid Disorders	p. 163
Anxiety Disorders	p. 175
Bereavement	p. 191
Sleep and Circadian Rhythm Disorders	p. 209
Alcohol and Drug Problems	p. 223
Agitation and Suspiciousness
Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders in Late Life
Psychopharmacology	p. 257
Electroconvulsive Therapy	p. 305
Individual and Group Psychotherapy	p. 319
Working With Families of Older Adults	p. 337
Clinical Psychiatry in the Nursing Home	p. 351
Index	p. 381
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