Essentials of geriatric psychiatry - Blazer, Dan G. (Dan German), 1944-; Steffens, David C., 1962-; Busse, Ewald W., 1917- (Washington, DC : American Psychiatric Pub., 2007)
Demography and epidemiology of psychiatric disorders in late life -- Physiological and clinical considerations of geriatric patient care -- The psychiatric interview of older adults -- Use of the laboratory in the diagnostic workup of older adults -- Neuropsychological assessment of dementia -- Cognitive disorders -- Movement disorders -- Mood disorders -- Schizophrenia and paranoid disorders -- Anxiety and panic disorders -- Somatoform disorders -- Bereavement and adjustment disorders -- Sleep and circadian rhythm disorders -- Alcohol and drug problems -- Agitation and suspiciousness -- Psychopharmacology -- Individual and group psychotherapy -- Working with the family of the older adult -- Clinical psychiatry in the nursing home
'Based on The American Psychiatric Publishing textbook of geriatric psychiatry, 3rd edition, published in 2004'
Keywords: Aged; Aging -- physiology; Geriatric Psychiatry -- methods