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Zusatztext "For the nuggets of gold within, I am very glad to have a copy of this book." Klappentext Most physical illness affects people at the extremes of life! particularly in late life. A significant proportion of hospitalized older patients will experience some mental health problems! and medical units lacking specialist old age psychiatric services must rely on adult psychiatric andconsultation liaison services for support. These generalists assume the role of old age psychiatrists by default. A key aim of the book is to provide guidelines for the appropriate treatment of psychiatric disorders in older people when medical illness complicates the picture. The book is dividedinto five sections. The first two sections cover the nature of the problem and initial assessment procedures. Section three focuses on specific disorders! including! amongst others! the most common reasons for referral - dementia! depression and delirium. Section four provides guidelines fortreatment including pharmacological therapies! psychotherapeutic interventions and the use of ECT. The book concludes with a short section considering the ethical and legal issues involved. This book covers the theoretical and practical knowledge required by psychiatrists in training! those seekingto specialize in consultation liaison or old age psychiatry! geriatricians and general practitioners. It will also be of interest to all other members of the healthcare team responsible for the medical management of older patients. Zusammenfassung Most physical illness effects people at the extremes of life, particularly in late life. A significant proportion of hospitalized older patients will experience some mental health problems, and medical units lacking specialist old age psychiatric services must rely on adult psychiatric and consultation liaison services for support. These generalists assume the role of old age psychiatrists by default. A key aim of the book is to provide guidelines for the appropriate treatment of psychiatric disorders in older people when medical illness complicates the picture. The book is divided into five sections. The first two sections cover the nature of the problem and initial assessment procedures. Section three focuses on specific disorders, including, amongst others, the most common reasons for referral - dementia, depression and delirium. Section four provides guidelines for treatment including pharmacological therapies, psychotherapeutic interventions and the use of ECT. The book concludes with short section considering the ethical and legal issues involved. This book covers the theoretical and practical knowledge required by psychiatrists in training, those seeking to specialize in consultation liaison or old age psychiatry, geriatricians and general practitioners. It will also be of interest to all other members of the healthcare team responsible for the medical management of older patients. SECTION ONE - THE CONTEXT; 1. Consultation liaison geriatric psychiatry; 2. The effects of ageing; 3. Coping with illness in late life; 4. A geriatrician's perspective of consultation and liaison psychiatry; SECTION TWO - ASSESSMENT; 5. The assessment; SECTION THREE - THE MAJOR DISORDERS; 6. Affective Disorders; 7. Anxiety; 8. Somatoform disorders in late life; 9. Psychosis and medical illness; 10. Organic mental disorders; 11. Specific patients and problems; SECTION FOUR - TREATMENT; 12. Psychoparmacological management of the medically ill older person; 13. ECT in older patients with physical illness; 14. Non-biological therapies; SECTION FIVE - ETHICAL AND LEGAL ISSUES; 15. Ethical issues in geriatric psychiatry liaison; 16. A legal perspective on issues in geriatric liaison psychiatry; GLOSSARY; INDEX...
