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| Document Type: | Book |
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| All Authors / Contributors: |
Dan G Blazer; David C Steffens |
| ISBN: | 9781585624133 1585624136 |
| OCLC Number: | 757912388 |
| Description: | xv, 420 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. |
| Contents: | Demography and epidemiology of psychiatric disorders in late life / Celia F. Hybels, Dan G. Blazer -- Physiological and clinical considerations of geriatric patient care / Robert M. Kaiser -- The psychiatric interview of older adults / Dan G. Blazer -- Use of the laboratory in the diagnostic workup of older adults / Mugdha Thakur, P. Murali Doraiswamy -- Neuropsychological assessment of dementia / Kathleen A. Welsh-Bohmer, Deborah K. Attix -- Delirium / Li-Wen Huang, Sharon K. Inouye -- Dementia and milder cognitive syndromes / Constantine G. Lyketsos -- Mood disorders / David C. Steffens, Dan G. Blazer -- Bipolar disorder / John L. Beyer -- Schizophrenia and paranoid disorders / Ipsit V. Vahia, Nicole M. Lanouette, Dilip V. Jeste -- Anxiety disorders / Eric J. Lenze, Julie Loebach Wetherell, Carmen Andreescu -- Bereavement / Moria J. Smoski, Larry W. Thompson -- Sleep and circadian rhythm disorders / Andrew D. Krystal, Jack D. Edinger, William K. Wohlgemuth -- Alcohol and drug problems / David W. Oslin, Shahrzad Mavandadi -- Agitation and suspiciousness / Harold W. Goforth, Lisa P. Gwyther -- Psychopharmacology / Benoit H. Mulsant, Bruce G. Pollock -- Electroconvulsive therapy / Richard D. Weiner, Andrew D. Krystal -- Individual and group psychotherapy / Thomas R. Lynch, Dawn Epstein, Moria J. Smoski -- Working with families of older adults / Lisa P. Gwyther, Diane E. Meglin -- Clinical psychiatry in the nursing home / Joel E. Streim. |
| Responsibility: | edited by Dan G. Blazer, David C. Steffens. |
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<p>"The "Essentials of Geriatric Psychiatry" was written by the main innovators of our field. This orchestra of accomplished clinician-investigators, under the skillful batons of Blazer and Steffens, created a book that will guide the readers' thinking and practice for many years."-- "George S. Alexopoulos, M.D., S. Tobin and A. Cooper Professor, Director, Weill-Cornell Institute of Geriatric Psychiatry, NIMH Advanced Center for Interventions & Services Research in Late Life Depression, White Plains, NY" Read more...
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