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Practical psychiatry of old age
- Authors:
- WATTIS John P., CURRAN Stephen
- Publisher:
- Radcliffe
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 276p.
- Place of publication:
- Oxford
- Edition:
- 4th
Now greatly expanded and completely updated, the "Fourth Edition" is a clinical primer for those in training, or as a day to day reference for healthcare professionals working with older people. The book describes in detail the main psychiatric conditions encountered in old age and their management with many useful brief case histories to illustrate the practical realities of working in this area. In addition, it offers a comprehensive approach to the assessment and management of psychiatric disorders in old age and provides an introduction to the development and management of services. It supports a truly multi-disciplinary approach in line with modern developments, including the new government guidelines on older people's mental health services.
Practical psychiatry of old age
- Authors:
- WATTIS John P., CURRAN Stephen
- Publisher:
- Radcliffe Medical Press
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 268p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Abingdon
- Edition:
- 3rd
Focuses on practical approaches to physical, mental and social causes of mental ill health and emphasises the links between them. Begins with a discussion of the nature of aging and goes on to examine techniques of assessment and general principles of treatment. Then discusses various mental illnesses, including confusion and dementia; mood disorders; paranoid disorders; neurotic disorders; and personality disorders and substance misuse, with comments on diagnosis and treatment, and case histories. Ends with chapters on the relationship between physical and mental health, and on planning and delivery of services.