Psychiatry in the Elderly
Oxford University Press (Verlag)
978-0-19-262789-6 (ISBN)
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A second edition of a text on old age psychiatry. It covers all aspects of the subject and is written by 45 contributors from a variety of disciplines. It brings together up-to-date reviews of the basic sciences (epidemiology, psychology, sociology, and pathology), the principles of clinical practice, and hands-on practical advice and instruction on the clinical diagnosis and management of the psychiatric conditions that affect the elderly.
Basic science; biological aspects of human ageing; sociology of ageing; cognition and ageing; epidemiology; neuropathology; neurochemistry of old age mental disorders; molecular biology of dementia; clinical practice; psychiatric examination; geriatric medicine in relation to psychiatry; psychopharmacology; social work with older persons; the development and use of instruments for psychological assessment of older patients; psychological assessment and treatment; individual psychotherapy; family therapy; occupational therapy for older persons; personal therapies; nursing in old age psychiatry; general practice; old age psychiatry; psychiatric services; principles of service provision; the economics of providing services; carers - problems, strains and services; the carer's own perspective; design of environments; specific disorders; epidemiology of the dementia in old age; clinical aspects of the dementias of old age; assessment and management of mental disorders in older persons with learning disability; delirium - geriatrician's perspective; delirium - psychiatrist's perspective; depressive illness; manic illness; anxiety and neurotic disorders; psychiatric aspects of personality in older patients; paranoid states and late paraphrenia; graduates; alcohol and drug abuse; personality, ethics and medico-legal issues; sexuality in old age; abuse of the elderly; crime and the elderly; ethics and the psychiatry of old age; rights and risks; testamentary capacity; court of protection; enduring power of attorney; appointeeship; driving and gun licenses; advance directives.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 1.1.1997 |
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| Co-Autor | Catherine Oppenheimer |
| Zusatzinfo | illustrations, bibliography |
| Verlagsort | Oxford |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Themenwelt | Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Geriatrie |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Psychiatrie / Psychotherapie | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-19-262789-9 / 0192627899 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-19-262789-6 / 9780192627896 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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