Mood Disorders in Later Life
eBook - ePub

Mood Disorders in Later Life

  1. 368 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Mood Disorders in Later Life

About this book

Mood Disorders in Later Life examines the spectrum of mood disorders in older adults, focusing on major and nonmajor depressive disorders, bipolar disorder (manic and depressive phases), depression with psychotic features, and vascular depression. In depth discussions of diagnosis and treatment options including psychotherapy, pharmacotherapy, and

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Yes, you can access Mood Disorders in Later Life by Paul C. Etter, James E. Ellison,Helen H. Kyomen,Sumer Verma in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Medicine & Neurology. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Year
2008
eBook ISBN
9781040220603
Edition
0
Topic
Medicine
Subtopic
Neurology

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Half Title
  3. Frontmatter
  4. Title Page
  5. Copyright Page
  6. Preface
  7. Acknowledgements
  8. Table of Contents
  9. About the Contributors
  10. 1. Diagnosing Depression in Later Life
  11. 2. Geriatric Nonmajor Depressive Syndromes: Minor Depression, Dysthymia, and Subsyndromal Depression
  12. 3. The Epidemiology of Major Depression in Geriatric Populations
  13. 4. Bipolar Disorder in Later Life
  14. 5. Barriers to the Safe and Effective Treatment of Late-Life Mood Disorders
  15. 6. Economic Burden of Late-Life Depression: Cost of Illness, Cost of Treatment, and Cost Control Policies
  16. 7. Late-Life Suicide
  17. 8. Neurobiologic Aspects of Late-Life Mood Disorders
  18. 9. The Interface Between Depression and Dementia
  19. 10. The Vascular Depression Concept and Its Implications
  20. 11. Mood Disorders and Medical Illness in the Elderly
  21. 12. Substance Use Disorders and Late-Life Depression
  22. 13. Barriers to Psychiatric Treatment for the Geriatric Patient: Cultural Issues
  23. 14. Bereavement in Later Life
  24. 15. Pharmacotherapy of Late-Life Depression: Evidence-Based Recommendations
  25. 16. Electroconvulsive Therapy and Neurotherapeutic Treatments for Late-Life Mood Disorders
  26. 17. Psychotherapy for Late-Life Mood Disorders
  27. 18. Barriers to Treatment: Nonadherence to Medications in the Treatment of Mood Disorders in Later Life
  28. 19. Late-Life Depression and Bipolar Disorder: Factors Affecting Long-Term Prognosis and Maintenance Treatment Outcomes
  29. Index