Clinical Topics in Old Age Psychiatry
Published on 17. September 2020
Book
Paperback/Softback
460 pages
978-1-108-70614-8 (ISBN)
Description
This book updates articles previously published in BJPsych Advances to compile a current review of noteworthy subjects in old age psychiatry. It opens with epidemiology, then offers information and advice about a variety of disorders, including rare and unusual dementias. It considers assessment, from cognitive testing and the use of neuroimaging, to newer issues around biomarkers. Turning to treatment and management, the book provides readers with up-to-date evidence-based guidance on common situations that clinicians face, from home assessments to giving advice about driving. It refreshingly discusses self-management and the notion of recovery; it reviews the literature on psychosocial interventions and palliative care; and it tackles delirium and depression. The final chapters explore related legal, ethical, and philosophical issues. Written for old age psychiatrists and trainees, but also relevant to other health and social care workers, this text shows the excitement of old age psychiatry - its importance, breadth, and depth.
Reviews / Votes
'Although Professor Hughes and Dr Lilford are clear that this is not a textbook, it could usefully be viewed as one, with an extraordinary breadth of contributors. As a consultant old age psychiatrist I found the up to date and readable summaries of a wide range of topics really helpful, from help in day to day diagnosis and management to thought-provoking meditations on personhood and ethics. As a clinician I was also introduced to a number of new concepts in both neuropsychiatric investigations and social care. It is a collection of essays that I can thoroughly recommend to all old age psychiatrists, or those who would wish to be so.' Dr Matt Jelley MBChB FRCPsych, Consultant Liaison Psychiatrist for Older People, Royal United Hospital, Bath 'This book ... provide a current perspective of various disorders seen in geriatric psychiatry as well as up-to-date, evidence-based guidance on common clinical presentations ... This book is mainly aimed at consultants and trainees in geriatric psychiatry, but it will also be of interest to clinician's who work with this population from gerontologists to mental health and general nurses, social workers, occupational and speech and language therapists, and all other healthcare professionals that work with an elderly population.' Michael Easton, Doody's Book Review ServiceMore details
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
College/higher education
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Paperback (trade)
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Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
553 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-108-70614-8 (9781108706148)
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Clinical Topics in Old Age Psychiatry
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09/2020
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Content
Preface; Acknowledgement; Editors' note; Abbreviations; Introductory comments by Julian C. Hughes; Part I. Epidemiology and Types of Disorders: 1. Epidemiology and mental health in old age Philippa Lilford and Julian C Hughes; 2. Vascular dementia Hugh Series and Margaret Esiri; 3. Young-onset dementias Kate Jefferies and Niruj Agrawal; 4. Rare and unusual dementias Susham Gupta, Olivia Fiertag, Thanakumar Thanulingam, Elena Ros, Bryan Strange and James Warner; 5. Mania in late life Felicity Richards and Martin Curtice; 6. Alcohol misuse in older people Rahul Rao and Ilana B. Crome; 7. Drug misuse in older people: old problems and new challenges Ajay Wagle and Vellingiri Raja Badrakalimuthu; 8. Mental health in Parkinson's disease Shoned Jones, Kelli M. Torsney, Lily Scourfield, Katie Berryman and Emily J. Henderson; Part II. Assessment and Investigations: 9. The home assessment in old age psychiatry: a practical guide Bradley Ng and Martin Atkins; 10. Driving in dementia: a clinician's guide Sarah Wilson and Gill Pinner; 11. Mini-mental state examination for the detection and prediction of Dementia in people with and without mild cognitive impairment Alex J. Mitchell; 12. Biomarkers and the diagnosis of preclinical Alzheimer's disease Philippa Lilford and Julian C. Hughes; 13. To scan or not to scan: neuroimaging in mild cognitive impairment and dementia Victoria Sullivan, Biswadeep Majumdar, Anna Richman and Sobhan Vinjamuri; Part III. Approaches to Management: 14. Supporting self-management in early dementia: a contribution towards 'living well'? Jo Cheffey, Laura Hill and Glenn Roberts; 15. What can person-centred care in dementia learn from the recovery movement? Laura Hill, Glenn Roberts and Rachel Perkins; 16. Psychosocial interventions in dementia Andrew Kiridoshi; 17. Palliative care in dementia: issues and evidence Julian C Hughes, David Jolley, Alice Jordan and Elizabeth L. Sampson; 18. Review of treatment for late-life depression Katherine Hay, Will Stageman and Charlotte L. Allan; 19. Reducing the healthcare burden of delirium: the challenge of developing more cognitive-friendly services David J. Meagher, Henry O'Connell, Walter Cullen and Dimitrios Adamis; 20. Controlling the confusion: using barrier analysis in the care home sector Robert Colgate, Alison Turner and Danika Rafferty; Part IV. Law, Ethics, and Philosophy: 21. Mental health laws from all UK jurisdictions Carole Burrell and Charlotte Emmett; 22. Deprivation of liberty: where are we now? Nick Brindle and Christian Walsh; 23. Residence capacity: its nature and assessment Julian C. Hughes, Marie Poole, Stephen J. Louw, Helen Greener and Charlotte Emmett; 24. Understanding the person with dementia: a clinico-philosophical case discussion Julian C. Hughes and Aileen Beatty; Concluding reflections by Philippa Lilford; Index.