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Informationen zum Autor Stephen Curran, John Wattis Klappentext This approach considers health care providers! social workers! occupational therapists and others as part of a team caring for elderly patients with affective disorders such as depression. The 17 articles address new approaches to therapy! detection and clinical features! etiology! pharmaceuticals! electricity and magnetism! psychotherapy! depression in the physically ill elderly! and perspectives from various professional viewpoints. One article even covers the neglected aspect of spirituality in the elderly and its relationship to affective disorders. Zusammenfassung Building on the success of "Practical Psychiatry of Old Age" now in its Fourth Edition, this book looks in more detail at affective disorders from a variety of perspectives Inhaltsverzeichnis Affective disorders in the new millennium. Affective disorders in old age; detection and clinical features. Aetiology of late life affective disorder. Pharmacological management of depression in older people. Pharmacological treatment of bipolar affective disorder in old age. Electricity, magnetism and mood. Psychotherapy with older people. Depression in physically ill older people. Relationship between physical illness and affective disorders. Depression in primary care The role of the nurse in the assessment, diagnosis and management of patients with affective disorders. Occupational therapy and affective disorders. Social services for older people with depression. Carer and service user perspectives of affective disorders in older people. Cultural aspects of affective disorders in older people. Religion/spirituality and depression in old age. An overview of human drug development.
