Depression in Later Life

Part of the Oxford Psychiatry Library, this second edition highlights areas of depression which are of special relevance to later life, how to diagnose depression in an older person, the overlap with dementia and various other physical illnesses, and important pharmacological considerations.

Sommario

• 1: Introduction


• 2: Classification and epidemiology


• 3: Clinical Features


• 4: Self harm and suicide


• 5: Aetiology


• 6: Medical co-morbidity and depression in late life


• 7: Assessment and management


• 8: Depression in primary care


• 9: Prognosis


• 10: Prevention


• 11: Resources

Info autore

Robert Baldwin has been a Consultant in Old Age Psychiatry at Manchester Royal Infirmary since 1985 and Honorary Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Manchester since 2000. His main research interest is mood disorders in later life, on which he has published widely.

Riassunto

Part of the Oxford Psychiatry Library, this second edition highlights areas of depression which are of special relevance to later life, how to diagnose depression in an older person, the overlap with dementia and various other physical illnesses, and important pharmacological considerations.

Testo aggiuntivo

I would recommend this book to any clinician who might be encountering older adults in their practice, from the general practitioner, to the specialist, and especially those who are time-poor, as all this knowledge is impressively compressed within 150 pages!

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Robert C Baldwin, Robert C. Baldwin, Robert C. (Consultant in Old Age Psychiat Baldwin, Robert C. (Consultant in Old Age Psychiatrist & Honorary Professor of Psychiatry Baldwin, Baldwin Robert C.
• Editore: Oxford University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 27.03.2014
• EAN: 9780199671632
• ISBN: 978-0-19-967163-2
• Pagine: 120
• Serie: Oxford Psychiatry Library; Oxford Psychiatry Library
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Medicina > Branche non cliniche; MEDICAL / Psychiatry / General, MEDICAL / Geriatrics, Psychiatry, Geriatric medicine