Study Guide to the American Psychiatric Press Textbook of Geriatric Psychiatry

by Baker, F. M., M.D.

• ISBN13: 9780880486972
• ISBN10: 088048697X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-01-01
• Publisher: Amer Psychiatric Pub Inc

Summary

Univ. of Maryland, Salisbury. A study guide for the American Psychiatric Press Textbook of Geriatric Psychiatry, 2nd edition. Offers multiple choice questions in chapters that correspond to the chapters in the textbook. Each section of questions is followed by a listing of the answers, which sometimes contain explanations. For students and clinicians in geriatric psychiatry. Softcover.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
Section I The Basic Science of Geriatric Psychiatry
The Myth, History, and Science of Aging	3	(4)
Physiological and Clinical Considerations of the Geriatric Patient	7	(4)
Perceptual Changes With Aging	11	(4)
Neuroanatomy and Neuropathology of Aging	15	(2)
Chemical Messengers	17	(4)
Genetics and Geriatric Psychiatry	21	(4)
Psychological Aspects of Normal Aging	25	(6)
Social and Economic Factors Related to Psychiatric Disorders in Late Life	31	(4)
Epidemiology of Psychiatric Disorders in Late Life	35	(8)
Section II The Diagnostic Interview in Late Life
The Psychiatric Interview of the Geriatric Patient	43	(6)
Use of the Laboratory in the Diagnostic Workup of Older Adults	49	(10)
Section III Psychiatric Disorders in Late Life
Cognitive Disorders	59	(6)
Mood Disorders	65	(14)
Schizophrenia and Paranoid Disorders	79	(6)
Anxiety and Panic Disorders	85	(4)
Somatoform and Psychosexual Disorders	89	(16)
Bereavement and Adjustment Disorders	105	(6)
Sleep and Chronobiological Disturbances	111	(10)
Alcohol and Drug Problems	121	(12)
Section IV Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders in Late Life
Pharmacological Treatment	133	(16)
Diet, Nutrition, and Exercise	149	(6)
Psychotherapy	155	(14)
Clinical Psychiatry in the Nursing Home	169	(10)
The Continuum of Care: Movement Toward the Community	179