Schizophrenia into later life : treatment, research, and policy
American Psychiatric Publishing
2003
xx, 322 p.
1585620378
Anglais
1. Patterns of care for persons 65 years and older with schizophrenia -- 2. Changes in schizophrenia across time : paradoxes, patterns, and predictors -- 3. A comparison of early-and-late-onset schizophrenia -- 4. Differential diagnosis of psychotic disorders in the elderly -- 5. Biological changes in older adults with schizophrenia -- 6. Cognitive functioning in late-life schizophrenia : course and correlates -- 7. Medical comorbidity in older persons with schizophrenia -- 8. Gender differences in schizophrenia across the life span -- 9. Social vicissitudes of schizophrenia in later life -- 10. What are the service needs of aging people with schizophrenia? -- 11. Use of novel antipsychotics in older patients with schizophrenia -- 12. Community-based treatment of schizophrenia and other severe mental illnesses -- 13. Biobehavioral treatment and rehabilitation for older adults with schizophrenia -- 14. Changing caregiving needs as persons with schizophrenia grow older -- 15. Mental health policy and financing of services for older adults with severe mental illness -- 16. Toward the development of theory and research in aging and schizophrenia.
We are on the verge of a crisis in mental health. Over the next 30 years the number of chronically mentally ill people 55 years of age and older will double. With multiple disorders relating to mental illness and old age, these people will require unique services from a health care system that is ill prepared to deliver them. Schizophrenia Into Later Life: Treatment, Research, and Policy is the first major multidisciplinary reference on this important topic--a landmark work for researchers, service providers, and policy makers.
Broad in scope, it discusses the demographic and clinical characteristics of older schizophrenic persons, details treatment approaches, suggests research strategies, and covers the relevant economic and health policy issues. - The most up-to-date, comprehensive source of information on this understudied group. It will help community psychiatrists, gerontologists, psychologists, policy makers, and social scientists meet a growing demand for services.- A multidisciplinary approach with contributing experts from fields of biological psychiatry, social psychiatry, sociology, anthropology, social work, psychology, and neuropsychology will help professionals integrate services for the best outcome.- A primary resource on the subject--sections include epidemiology, biological aspects, psychosocial features, clinical care, and public policy.
Today there is a distressing lack of age-appropriate clinical, rehabilitative, or residential programs for older patients with chronic mental illness. Schizophrenia in Later Life: Treatment, Research, and Policy will guide researchers, service providers, and policy makers in creating innovative new programs to help this underserved and growing population.
Schizophrénie chez la personne âgée / Gérontopsychiatrie / Personnes âgées - Services de santé mentale / Schizophrénie chez la personne âgée - Physiopathologie / Schizophrénie chez la personne âgée - Chimiothérapie
WM 203 S337 2003
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