Study Guide to the American Psychiatric Press Textbook of Geriatric Psychiatry

Part 1:The Basic Science of Geriatric Psychiatry; the Myth, History and Science of Ageing; Physiological and Clinical Considerations of the Geriatric Patient; Perceptual Changes With Ageing; Neuroanatomy and Neuropathology of Ageing; Chemical Messengers; Genetics and Geriatric Psychiatry; Psychological Aspects of Normal Ageing; Social and Economic Factors Related to Psychiatric Disorders in Late Life; Epidemiology of Psychiatric Disorders in Late Life. Part 2: The Diagnostic Interview in Late Life; the Psychiatric Interview of the Geriatric Patient; Use of the Laboratory in the Diagnostic Workup of Older Adults. Part 3: Psychiatric Disorders in Late Life; Cognitive Disorders; Mood Disorders; Schizophrenia and Paranoid Disorders; Anxiety and Panic Disorders; Somatoform and Psychosexual Disorders; Bereavement and Adjustment Disorders; Sleep And Chronobiological Disorders; Alcohol and Drug Problems. Part 4: Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders in Late Life; Pharmacological Treatment; Diet, Nutrition and Exercise; Psychotherapy; Clinical Psychiatry in the Nursing Home; the Continuum of Care; Movement Toward the Community; the Past and Future of Geriatric Psychiatry.