Seminars in Old Age Psychiatry
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Seminars in Old Age Psychiatry

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eBook - PDF

Seminars in Old Age Psychiatry

About this book

A concise and up-to-date text on the mental health of older people, this second edition is fully updated to reflect changes in technology, competency-based training, guidelines, law and treatments. Each chapter sits alone as an informative, readable and helpful resource for a range of health care professionals. Together the chapters form an essential text that contributes to the rising standards in old age psychiatry. With practical guidelines on clinical management, this edition also includes new sections on topics such as palliative care and migrant health, all written by a global authorship, considering international perspectives. Targeted at qualified and trainee consultant psychiatrists, this text is also useful to other doctors, medical students and healthcare professionals who work with older people.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-title
  3. Series information
  4. Title page
  5. Copyright information
  6. Contents
  7. List of Contributors
  8. Preface
  9. Note
  10. Chapter 1 Healthy Ageing
  11. Chapter 2 Clinical Assessment
  12. Chapter 3 Cognitive Assessment
  13. Chapter 4 Imaging
  14. Chapter 5 Delirium
  15. Chapter 6 Alzheimer's Disease
  16. Chapter 7 Vascular Dementia
  17. Chapter 8 Dementia with Lewy Bodies
  18. Chapter 9 Frontotemporal Dementia
  19. Chapter 10 Depression
  20. Chapter 11 Bipolar Disorder
  21. Chapter 12 Psychosis
  22. Chapter 13 Anxiety Disorders
  23. Chapter 14 Drug and Alcohol Misuse
  24. Chapter 15 Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
  25. Chapter 16 Medications
  26. Chapter 17 Electroconvulsive Therapy and Neurostimulation
  27. Chapter 18 Psychological Therapies
  28. Chapter 19 Role of an Old Age Psychiatrist
  29. Chapter 20 Consultation-Liaison
  30. Chapter 21 Palliative Care
  31. Chapter 22 Care Homes
  32. Chapter 23 Carers
  33. Chapter 24 Law, Capacity and Ethics
  34. Chapter 25 Migrants, Refugees and Asylum Seekers
  35. Chapter 26 Clinical Scenarios
  36. Index