Title Oxford textbook of old age psychiatry / edited by Tom Dening, Alan Thomas

Edition Second edition Published Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013 ©2013

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Description 1 online resource (xviii, 841 pages) : illustrations (some color) Series Oxford textbooks in psychiatry Oxford textbooks in psychiatry. Contents Cover; Contents; Contributors; 1 Biological aspects of human ageing; 2 Psychometric assessment in older people; 3 The sociology of ageing; 4 Transforming concepts of ageing: three case studies from anthropology; 5 Epidemiology of old age psychiatry: an overview of concepts and main studies; 6 Neuropathology; 7 Neurochemical pathology of dementia; 8 Molecular genetics and biology of dementia; 9 Psychiatric assessment of older people; 10 Clinical cognitive assessment; 11 Physical assessment of older patients; 12 Neuroimaging; 13 Psychopharmacology in older people; 14 Brain stimulation therapies 15 Person- and relationship-centred dementia care: past, present, and future16 Psychological treatments; 17 Cognitive behaviour therapy; 18 Interpersonal psychotherapy; 19 Psychodynamic psychotherapy; 20 Family therapy; 21 Nonpharmacological interventions in care homes; 22 Principles of service provision in old age psychiatry; 23 Primary care management of older people with mental health problems; 24 Memory assessment services; 25 Liaison old age psychiatry; 26 Social care; 27 Care homes for older people; 28 Palliative care and end of life care; 29 The concept of dementia; Introduction Part 1 Dementia: What Is It and Can We Diagnose It?Part 2 A Brief History of the Concept of Dementia; Part 3 The DSM-5 Approach to Dementia; Part 4 Should We Diagnose Subtypes of Dementia?; 30 Hello, I'm me! Living well with dementia; 31 Epidemiology of dementia; 32 Mild Cognitive Impairment and predementia syndromes; 33 Alzheimer's disease; 34 Vascular and mixed dementias; 35 Dementia with Lewy bodies and Parkinson's disease dementia; 36 Frontotemporal dementia; 37 Neurological dementias; 38 Pharmacological treatment of dementia; 39 Management of dementia; 40 Delirium 41 The experience of depression42 Depression in older people; 43 Suicide and attempted suicide in older people; 44 Manic syndromes in old age; 45 Anxiety disorders in older people; 46 Late-onset schizophrenia; 47 Personal experience of lifelong illness; 48 Severe and enduring mental illness; 49 Alcohol and substance abuse in older people; 50 Older people with learning disabilities; 51 Sleep disorders; 52 The effect of ageing on personality; 53 Personality in later life: personality disorder and the effects of illness on personality; 54 Sexuality in later life; 55 Ethics and old age psychiatry 56 Mental capacity and decision-making57 Ethics of living and dying with dementia; 58 The ethics of caring; 59 Elder abuse; 60 Crime, mental illness, and older people; 61 Testamentary capacity; 62 Driving and psychiatric illness in later life; 63 The law relating to mental capacity and mental health; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z Summary Broad in scope and with global appeal The Oxford Textbook of Old Age Psychiatry, second edition is the definitive resource on old age psychiatry. It comprehensively provides the latest knowledge on the science and practice of treating later life mental disorders, focusing on the health and social issues that arise around ageing, dementia, co-morbidity, dependency, and the end of life in progressively ageing societies across the world. Published in previous incarnations as the much loved Psychiatry in the Elderly, this core resource for all old age psychiatrists, trainees, and other clinical pro Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes English Print version record Subject Geriatric psychiatry. Mental illness. Older people. Mental health services. Mental Disorders Aged Aging -- psychology Geriatric Psychiatry -- methods Mental Health Services Psychotherapy -- methods mental disorders. elderly. MEDICAL -- Gynecology & Obstetrics. Older people Mental illness Mental health services Geriatric psychiatry Form Electronic book Author Dening, Tom, editor Thomas, Alan, editor ISBN 9780191006746 0191006742 9781306395076 1306395070 9780191772085 0191772089

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