Comprehensive Review of Geriatric Psychiatry

Part 1 The ageing process: epidemiology of psychiatric disorders, Barry Gurland, MD; genetics of psychopathology, Leonard Heston, MD; biological aspects, Elaine Leventhal, MD; psychosocial aspects, Stanley Cath, MD and Joel Sadavoy, MD; socio-cultural aspects, George Warheight, PhD, et al; psychological aspepcts, Leonard Poon, PhD, and Ilene Siegler, PhD. Part 2 Principles of evaluation and diagnosis: history and mental status examination, Ivan Silver, MD; medical evaluation and common medical problems, Cathy Alessi, MD and Christine Castle, MD; neurological evaluation, Jeffrey Victoroff, MD; neuropsychosocial evaluation, Marilyn Albert, MD; neuro-imaging, Richard Margolin, MD; electro-encephalography, Andrew Leuchter, MD. Part 3 Psychiatric disorders: the dementias, S.Read, MD; delirium and other organic disorders, D.Conn, MD; mood disorders, Dan Blazer, MD and Andre Allen, MD; psychoses, Dilip V.Jeste, MD, et al; anxiety and personality disorders, Robert Abrams, MD; alcohol and drug dependence in the elderly, Norman Miller, MD; sleep disorders in the elderly, Charles Reynolds, MD; sexuality and ageing, Domena Renshaw, MD.