Health Care of the Elderly - Essays in Old Age Medicine, Psychiatry and Services

Originally published in 1981, this book spans medicine, psychiatry, social work and organisation of services of the elderly, written by eminent authors from several different professions.

List of contents

1. Introduction. Health Care of the Very Elderly: Too Frail A Basket For So Many Eggs? Part 1: Medicine 2. Stroke Rehabilitation: What Are We All Doing? 3. The Elderly in a Cold Environment 4. Parkinsonism and Ageing Part 2: Psychiatry 5. Dementia: Misfits in Need of Care 6. Affective Illnesses7. Neurosis in Old Age 8. Psychotherapy for the Elderly Adrian Verwoerdt Part 3: Services 9. What is a ‘Social Problem’ in Geriatrics? 10. The Frail Elderly – A Social Worker’s Perspective 11. Institutional Care 12. Screening, Surveillance and Case-Finding 13. Service Innovations in Geriatric Psychiatry 14. Is Geriatrics a Speciality?

About the author

Tom Arie was Foundation Professor of Health Care of the Elderly at the University of Nottingham, UK.

Summary

Originally published in 1981, this book spans medicine, psychiatry, social work and organisation of services of the elderly, written by eminent authors from several different professions.

Product details

• Authors: Tom Arie
• Assisted by: Tom Arie (Editor), Arie Tom (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2022
• EAN: 9781032257617
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3225761-7
• No. of pages: 236
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Health, Disease and Society
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Non-clinical medicine; MEDICAL / Health Care Delivery, Nursing, MEDICAL / Geriatrics, HEALTH & FITNESS / Longevity, Geriatric medicine, Human Geography