Part of the Pittsburgh Pocket Psychiatry series, this volume comprehensively and definitively addresses geriatric psychiatry, focusing on depression, dementia, anxiety as well as managing the caregivers. Additional chapters cover psychotherapy, legal issues, alcohol and drug use, and chronic pain management.
Designed to be a highly practical, clinical guide for practitioners, each chapter is clearly written by one or more faculty members from Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, many of whom are recognized experts in their field. Self-assessment questions help the student learn the material.
Chapter 1 Clinical Approach to the Geriatric Psychiatry Patient Jamie Tew, Mark Miller and Sharon Altman
Chapter 2 Psychiatry and Medicine at the Geriatric Crossroads Eric Rodriguez
Chapter 3 Legal Issues Geriatric Psychiatrists Should Understand Robert Wettstein
Chapter 4 Aging Changes and Pharmacotherapy Principles Tanya Fabian
Chapter 5 Delirium LalithKumar K. Solai
Chapter 6 Evaluation and Management of Cognitive Disorders and Dementia Part I Eric McDade and Oscar Lopez
Chapter 7 Evaluation and Management of Cognitive Disorders and Dementia Part II Eric McDade and Oscar Lopez
Chapter 8 Late-Life Anxiety Disorders Carmen Andreescu
Chapter 9 Late-Life Depression: Evidenced Based Treatment Mark Miller, Charles F. Reynolds III, Ariel Gildengers, Ellen Whyte and Carmen Andreescu
Chapter 10 Psychotherapeutic Approaches for Depression, Cognitive Impairment and Personality Disorders in Late-Life Mark Miller and Jennifer Morse
Chapter 11 Late-Life Psychosis LalithKumar K. Solai
Chapter 12 Late-Life Sleep Disorders Anne Germain
Chapter 13 Late-Life Substance Use Disorders Antoine Douaihy
Chapter 14 Geriatric Psychiatry Management of Chronic Pain Jordan Karp and Mark Miller
Chapter 15 Long Term Care Geriatric psychiatry AnnlÓ¾
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