Includes bibliographical references (pages 137-148) and indexes.
Why focus on depression? -- The impact of depression -- Helping depressed older people -- Depression and dementia -- Depression, anxiety and psychosis -- Suicide and self-harm -- Carers' support -- Prevention of depression -- Conclusion.
0
Winner of the 2006 BMA Book Award for Health care for the Elderly. This accessible and authoritative book provides an invaluable guide to identifying, treating and preventing depression in later life. Jill Manthorpe and Steve Iliffe take a multidisciplinary approach and employ both medical and psycho-social models of depression. The medical model is used to identify symptoms, make diagnoses and work towards optimal treatment. Psycho-social perspectives provide insight into the scale and complexi.