Comprehensive Textbook of Geriatric Psychiatry / Edition 3

by George T. Grossberg M.D., Lissy F. Jarvik Ph.D., Barnett S. Meyers M.D., Joel Sadavoy

Overview

The Comprehensive Textbook of Geriatric Psychiatry is the standard reference in the field.

Sponsored by the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry, this invaluable reference covers the entire range of geriatric psychiatry including: the ageing process; psychiatric disorders of the elderly; principles of diagnosis and treatment; medical-legal, ethical, and financial issues. Each of the 41 chapters is authored by a key leader in the field.

Now in its third edition, this text has been expanded and thoroughly revised in order to reflect changes in the theory and practice of geriatric psychiatry. New chapters on the genetics of dementia and the genetics of mood disorders present the latest research data and their implications for psychiatric practice. Recent developments in the types and delivery of care are reflected in new chapters on matters such as the use of spirituality in psychiatry, evidence-based treatment, psychogeriatric programs, and geriatric consultation-liaison psychiatry. The treatment of ethical matters is enhanced by the addition of a full chapter on end-of-life issues. The result is a thorough, up-to-date, and authoritative overview of the dynamic and critical field of geriatric psychiatry as it moves into the 21st century.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780393704266
Publisher:	Norton, W. W. & Company, Inc.
Publication date:	03/17/2004
Series:	Norton Professional Books (Hardcover)
Edition description:	Third Edition
Pages:	1352
Product dimensions:	6.30(w) x 9.30(h) x 2.50(d)

About the Author

George T. Grossberg, M.D., is the Samuel W. Fordyce Professor and Director of Geriatric Psychiatry at St Louis University School of Medicine. He has edited five textbooks and contributed more than 250 chapters, abstracts, and papers to the psychogeriatric literature. Grossberg is also a past president of AAGP and president elect of the IPA.

Lissy Jarvik, M.D., Ph. D., is Professor Emerita of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences at UCLA School of Medicine and Distinguished Physician Emeritus with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs of the Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System. Her publications number more than 300.

Barnett S. Meyers, M.D., is Professor of Psychiatry at the Weill Medical College of Cornell University and Professor in the Program of Clinical Epidemiology and Health Services at the Weill Graduate School of Medical Sciences of Cornell University. Dr. Meyers is also a past-president of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry and author of more than 150 scientific articles and book chapters.

Joel Sadavoy, M.D., FRCP (C), is Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto, as well as Psychiatrist in Chief and inaugural Pencer Chair in Applied General Psychiatry at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto. He has published widely in journals, his own books and in most standard textbooks in the field.

Table of Contents

	Contributors	ix
	Preface	xvii
	Introduction	xix
Section I	The Aging Process
1.	Epidemiology of Psychiatric Disorders	3
2.	Genetics of Dementia	39
3.	Genetics of Mood Disorders and Associated Psychopathology	85
4.	The Biology of Aging	105
5.	Normal Aging: Changes in Cognitive Abilities	131
6.	Sociodemographic Aspects of Aging	147
7.	Self, Morale, and the Social World of Older Adults	159
8.	The Role of Religion/Spirituality in the Mental Health of Older Adults	203
9.	Ethnocultural Aspects of Aging in Mental Health	225
Section II	Principles of Evaluation
10.	Comprehensive Psychiatric Evaluation	253
11.	Medical Evaluation and Common Medical Problems of the Geriatric Psychiatry Patient	281
12.	The Neurological Evaluation in Geriatric Psychiatry	315
13.	Neuropsychological Testing of the Older Adult	371
14.	Neuroimaging in Late-Life Mental Disorders	391
15.	Electroencephalography	429
Section III	Psychiatric Disorders of the Elderly
16.	Alzheimer's Disease	499
17.	Vascular Dementias	511
18.	Delirium	525
19.	Other Dementias and Mental Disorders Due to General Medical Conditions	545
20.	Grief and Bereavement	579
21.	Late-Life Mood Disorders	609
22.	Psychoses	655
23.	Anxiety Disorders	687
24.	Personality Disorders	701
25.	Substance Abuse	723
26.	Sleep Disorders in Geriatric Psychiatry	763
27.	Sexuality and Aging	789
Section IV	Treatment
28.	The Practice of Evidence-Based Geriatric Psychiatry	817
29.	Electroconvulsive Therapy	845
30.	Psychopharmacology	903
31.	Individual Psychotherapy	993
32.	Group Therapy	1023
33.	Family Issues in Mental Disorders of Late Life	1055
34.	Psychiatric Aspects of Long-Term Care	1071
35.	Psychogeriatric Programs: Inpatient Hospital Units and Partial Hospital Programs	1103
36.	Geriatric Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry	1119
37.	Integrated Community Services	1143
Section V	Medical-Legal, Ethical, and Financial Issues
38.	Legal and Ethical Issues	1183
39.	Financial Issues	1207
40.	Private Practice Issues	1239
41.	Psychiatry at the End of Life	1265
	Index	1281