Essentials of Geriatric Psychiatry

The Essentials of Geriatric Psychiatrypresents the essence of The American Psychiatric Publishing Textbook of Geriatric Psychiatry, Third Edition, covering not only a wide range of mental diseases of the elderly but also the so-called normal age changes that result in biological, social, and behavioral changes in older adults. The book's coverage begins with demography and epidemiology of late-life disorders and physiological considerations of patient care, then continues with all of the parent text's chapters on diagnostic interviews. Subsequent chapters address ten of the most prominent psychiatric disorders of the elderly and include recent insights into, for example, such matters as differential diagnostic problems in distinguishing dementia from delirium or depression, an in-depth review of late-life bereavement, and nonpharmacological approaches to helping families deal with agitation in older relatives. Each chapter ends with multiple-choice questions for self-assessment. Concluding with four chapters devoted to treatment-including psychopharmacology and psychotherapy- Essentials of Geriatric Psychiatryis an important source of information for psychiatrists and other health professionals committed to the care of older adults.