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Psychiatry in the Elderly, second edition, brings together up-to-date reviews of the basic sciences (epidemiology, psychology, sociology, and pathology), the principles of clinical practice, and hands-on practical advice and instruction on the clinical diagnosis and management of all psychiatric conditions that affect the elderly. There are general sections on basic sciences and clinical practice, and the design and provision of psychiatric services for older patients; as well as sections on specific disorders in old age psychiatry, such as depression and dementia, and the issues of sexuality, ethics, and medicolegal issues.

Table of Contents:

List of contributors
List of abbreviations
1 Biological aspects of human ageing 3
2 The sociology of ageing 25
3 Cognitive change in old age 43
4 Epidemiology 80
5 Neuropathology 102
6 Neurochemical pathology of neurodegenerative disorders in old age 125
7 Molecular genetics and molecular biology of dementia 150
8 The economics of health care provision for elderly people with dementia 177
9 Psychiatric and clinical cognitive assessment 201
10 Physical assessment of older patients 226
11 Psychological assessment and treatment 245
12 Neuroimaging in the elderly: radiological and electrophysiological tools and findings 264
13 Psychopharmacology in elderly patients 286
14 Social work with older persons 315
15 Psychometric assessment in the elderly 333
16 Dynamic psychotherapy with older persons 349
17 Family therapy with ageing families 362
18 Primary care with the elderly mentally ill 378
19 Liaison old age psychiatry in the general hospital 401
20 Principles of service provision in old age psychiatry 423
21 Carers' lives 441
22 Expect more: making a place for people with dementia 460
23 Epidemiology of the dementias of late life 487
24 Clinical aspects of dementia
i Dementia: a twentieth century historical overview 501
ii Alzheimer's disease 508
iii Vascular dementia 533
iv Dementia in Parkinson's disease and dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) 544
v Frontotemporal dementia 553
vi Neurological dementias 562
vii Specific pharmacological treatments for Alzheimer's disease 570
viii The management of dementia 577
25 Delirium: the physician's perspective 592
26 Delirium - the psychiatrist's perspective 616
27 Depressive disorders 627
28 Suicide in older persons 677
29 Manic syndromes in old age 683
30 Neurotic disorders 696
31 Psychiatric aspects of personality in later life 722
32 Late-onset schizophrenia and very late-onset schizophrenia-like psychosis 744
33 Graduates 762
34 Substance abuse in the elderly 799
35 Sexuality in old age 837
36 Ethics and the psychiatry of old age 863
37 Elder maltreatment 896
38 Psychiatric aspects of crime and the elderly 919
39 Testamentary capacity 932
40 Competence 941
41 Managing the financial affairs of mentally incapacitated persons in the United Kingdom and Ireland 951
42 Driving and psychiatric illness in later life 966
Index 977