PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS LATE IN LIFE. A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW

1. Life Course: Developmental and Transitional Events
2. Demography and Epidemiology
3. Culture and Gender
4. Family and Community
5. Economics and Health Policy
6. Neuroanatomy and Neuropathology
7. Biochemistry and Neuropharmacology
8. Anatomy and Physiology
9. Interviewing and History Taking
10. Mental Status Examination
11. Functional Assessment
12. Psychological and Neuropsychological Testing
13. Neurologic Examination
14. Clinical Laboratory Testing
15. Structural and Functional Imaging
16. Neurocognitive Disorders
17. Depressive Disorders and Bipolar and Related Disorders
18. Sleep Disorders
19. Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders
20. Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders
21. Anxiety Disorders
22. Sexual Dysfunctions, Gender Dysphoria, and Paraphilic Disorders
23. Intellectual Disability in the Elderly
24. Personality Disorders
25. Pharmacology and Psychopharmacology
26. Electroconvulsive Therapy
27. Psychotherapy
28. Multidisciplinary Approaches
29. Setting-Specific Treatment Issues
30. Special Management Problems
31. Policy, Ethical, and Legal Issues
32. Care of Patients with Neurologic Disease
33. Psychiatric Disorders Due to a General Medical Condition
34. Psychological Factors Affecting Medical Conditions

Though mental health recommendations for the elderly is rapidly evolving, the few current textbooks on this subject are either too voluminous or complex for regular review by clinicians, and most do not contain the latest information available in the field. Written by experts in geriatric psychiatry, this book provides a comprehensive yet concise review of the subject.The text covers topics that include the social aspect of aging, treatment and diagnosis options unique to the elderly in need of psychiatric care, policy and ethics, and particular geriatric health concerns that may influence psychiatric considerations.
Psychiatric Disorders Late in Life is the ultimate resource for practicing psychiatrists, physicians, geriatricians, and medical students concerned with the mental healthcare of the elderly.

Features
• Ideal review book to study for the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology initial and re-certification examinations
• Serves as a useful resource for professionals, students, residents, those seeking re-certification, and non-geriatric psychiatry professionals working with an older patient
• Written by experts in geriatric psychiatry