Geriatric Psychiatry A Case-Based Textbook

This textbook presents real-world cases and discussions that introduce the various mental health syndromes found in the aging population before delving into the core concepts covered by geriatric psychiatry curricula. The text follows each case study with the vital information necessary for physicia...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Hategan, Ana (Editor), Bourgeois, James A. (Editor), Hirsch, Calvin H. (Editor), Giroux, Caroline (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 2018, 2018
Edition:1st ed. 2018
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Physiology and Pathology of Aging
  • Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment
  • Neuroimaging in Clinical Geriatric Psychiatry
  • Neuropsychology in Late Life
  • Pharmacotherapy: Safe Prescribing and Adverse Drug Events
  • Somatic Therapies: Electroconvulsive Therapy
  • Somatic Therapies: Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation and Deep Brain Stimulation
  • Psychotherapy in Late Life
  • Ethics, Mental Health Law, and Aging
  • Late-life Depression
  • Late-life Bipolar Disorders
  • Late-life Anxiety Disorders
  • Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders in Older Age
  • Trauma and Stressor-related Disorders
  • Late-life Psychosis
  • Substance Use Disorders in Late Life
  • Delirium in Older Adults
  • Major or Mild Neurocognitive Disorder due to Alzheimer Disease
  • Major or Mild Frontotemporal Neurocognitive Disorder
  • Major or Mild Neurocognitive Disorders with Lewy Bodies
  • Major or Mild Vascular Neurocognitive Disorder
  • Neuropsychiatric Symptoms of Major or Mild Neurocognitive Disorders
  • Neuropsychiatric Manifestations of Systemic Medical Conditions
  • Sleep-wake Disorders in Late Life
  • Personality Disorders in Late Life
  • Psychosomatic Medicine/Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry in Late Life
  • Aging with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
  • Psychiatric Emergencies in Older Adults
  • Geriatric Forensic Psychiatry: Risk Assessment and Management
  • Marginalized Geriatric Patients
  • Sexuality and Sexual Dysfunction in Later Life
  • Aging and Mental Health in the Era of Globalization
  • Palliative Care for Geriatric Psychiatric Patients with Life-limiting Illness
  • Caregiver Burnout
  • Geriatric Telepsychiatry: Opportunities, Models and Outcomes