Full Description
Part of the Pittsburgh Pocket Psychiatry series, this volume comprehensively and definitively addresses geriatric psychiatry, focusing on depression, dementia, anxiety as well as managing the caregivers. Additional chapters cover psychotherapy, legal issues, alcohol and drug use, and chronic pain management.
Designed to be a highly practical, clinical guide for practitioners, each chapter is clearly written by one or more faculty members from Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, many of whom are recognized experts in their field. Self-assessment questions help the student learn the material.
Contents
Chapter 1 Clinical Approach to the Geriatric Psychiatry Patient ; Jamie Tew, Mark Miller and Sharon Altman ; Chapter 2 Psychiatry and Medicine at the Geriatric Crossroads ; Eric Rodriguez ; Chapter 3 Legal Issues Geriatric Psychiatrists Should Understand ; Robert Wettstein ; Chapter 4 Aging Changes and Pharmacotherapy Principles ; Tanya Fabian ; Chapter 5 Delirium ; LalithKumar K. Solai ; Chapter 6 Evaluation and Management of Cognitive Disorders and Dementia Part I ; Eric McDade and Oscar Lopez ; Chapter 7 Evaluation and Management of Cognitive Disorders and Dementia Part II ; Eric McDade and Oscar Lopez ; Chapter 8 Late-Life Anxiety Disorders ; Carmen Andreescu ; Chapter 9 Late-Life Depression: Evidenced Based Treatment ; Mark Miller, Charles F. Reynolds III, Ariel Gildengers, Ellen Whyte and Carmen Andreescu ; Chapter 10 Psychotherapeutic Approaches for Depression, Cognitive Impairment and ; Personality Disorders in Late-Life ; Mark Miller and Jennifer Morse ; Chapter 11 Late-Life Psychosis ; LalithKumar K. Solai ; Chapter 12 Late-Life Sleep Disorders ; Anne Germain ; Chapter 13 Late-Life Substance Use Disorders ; Antoine Douaihy ; Chapter 14 Geriatric Psychiatry Management of Chronic Pain ; Jordan Karp and Mark Miller ; Chapter 15 Long Term Care Geriatric psychiatry ; Ann Zachariah ; Chapter 16 Psychosocial Factors, Health, and Quality of Life ; Richard Schulz and Rick Morycz ; Future Directions ; Mark Miller, Lalith Kumar Solai, Carmen Andresscu and Charles Reynolds ; Index
