Normal aging -- Mood disorders: diagnosis -- Mood disorders: treatment -- Dementia and Alzheimer's disease -- Other dementias and delirium -- Anxiety disorders and late-onset psychosis -- Other common mental disorders of the elderly -- Competency and related forensic issues.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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This single-volume reference covers the full range of psychiatric problems affecting older patients, from depression to dementia. This book reviews the effects of aging on cognitive performance, including clinical presentations of memory loss and medication-induced symptoms of mental disorder. It offers practical guidance to help the clinician not only diagnose and treat these conditions but also address such issues as evaluating competency for informed consent.
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International Standard Book Number
1-58562-195-1
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Geriatric psychiatry, Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Older people-- Mental health, Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Older people-- Psychology, Handbooks, manuals, etc.