Principles and Practice of Geriatric Psychiatry
Published on 27. April 1994
Book
Hardback
1280 pages
978-0-471-92654-2 (ISBN)
Description
A collection of essays on psychiatric disorders in the elderly, which reviews recent advances in research related to neurological aspects, epidemiology, genetics, psychopathology, psychology and sociology. The text also covers clinical syndromes in geriatric psychiatry.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Chichester
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
line drawings
Dimensions
Height: 252 mm
Width: 194 mm
Weight
2450 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-471-92654-2 (9780471926542)
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John R. M. Copeland | Mohammed T. Abou-Saleh | Dan G. Blazer
Principles and Practice of Geriatric Psychiatry
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Content
Partial table of contents:; HISTORICAL BACKGROUND; Scope and Development in the Twentieth Century (E. Busse); NORMAL AGEING; Structural Changes in the Ageing Brain (H. Brody); ABNORMAL AGEING; The Influence of Social Factors on Mental Health (D. Mechanic); DIAGNOSIS AND ASSESSMENT; The Importance of Multidimensional Assessment in Clinical Practice (M. Eastwood); ORGANIC DISORDERS; Risk Factors (L. Amaducci & A. Lippi); AFFECTIVE DISORDERS; Physical Illness and Depression (M. Evans); SCHIZOPHRENIC DISORDERS AND MOOD-INCONGRUENT PARANOID STATES; Clinical Assessment and Differential Diagnosis (D. Anderson); NEUROSES; Epidemiology (D. Blazer); PERSONALITY DISORDERS; Management (R. Abrams); MENTAL AND BEHAVIOURAL DISORDERS DUE TO PSYCHOACTIVE SUBSTANCES; Alcohol Abuse (H. Kyomen & B. Liptzin); LEARNING AND BEHAVIOURAL DISORDERS; Forms of Wandering (G. Grossberg); THE PRESENTATION OF MENTAL ILLNESS IN ELDERLY PERSONS IN DIFFERENT CULTURES; Mental Illness in Elderly Chinese in Singapore (E. Kua); THE PRACTICE OF PSYCHOGERIATRIC MEDICINE; Liaison with Medical and Surgical Teams (S. Mann); Appendix; Index.