Auteur : Agronin, Marc E. (Éditeur intellectuel) 1965- / Vahia, Ipsit (Éditeur intellectuel)

Maison d'édition : Oxford University Press

Date de publication : 2022

Collation : xvii, 302 p. : ill.

Collection : What do I do now? Psychiatry

ISBN : 9780197521670

Langue : Anglais

Table des matières : Part I: Assessing the geriatric patient
1. What's Happening to Me? -- 2. Body, Brain and Where the Two Meet -- 3. Mental Status in the Moment -- 4. Cognitive Screens Short and Sweet, and When More is Needed -- 5. A Picture Worth a Thousand Words -- 6. What's Normal and What's Not? Putting It All Together
Part II: Neurocognitive disorders
7. Am I Losing My Mind? -- 8. I Can't Remember What Just Happened -- 9. He Became a Different Person Practically Overnight -- 10. The Man Who Mistook the Trash for His Dog -- 11. Suddenly Carefree and Careless -- 12. A Telling Triad of Symptoms
Part III: Anxiety disorders
13. I'm Always Afraid -- 14: I Felt as Though I Was About to Die -- 15. I Can't Get Those Thoughts Out Of My Head -- 16. Every Reminder Throws Me Off
Part IV: Mood disorders
17. To Switch or To Augment: That is the Question -- 18. Expecting the Expected -- 19. Life Is Not Worth Living -- 20. Withering Away -- 21. Sad or Just Unconcerned?
Part V: Psychotic disorders
22. It's Like She Lost Her Mind Overnight -- 23. She Thinks I'm Someone Else -- 24. He Is Frightened of Things That He Sees -- 25. Suspicious Neighbors -- 26. I Live With These Voices
Part VI: Other disorders
27. It's Just a Nightcap -- 28. No One Can Work with Her -- 29. Trustworthy or Not? -- 30. Wired and Ready

Résumé : Part of the What Do I Do Now? Psychiatry series, Geriatric Psychiatry offers comprehensive expertise for clinicians seeking answers for how to manage complex situations in geriatric psychiatry, with a focus on individuals with Alzheimer's disease and other neurocognitive disorders. This volume addresses conditions common to all psychiatric settings as well as features that must be factored into diagnosis and treatment in later life for anxiety, depression, psychosis, apathy, and agitation. Chapters feature brief clinical case vignettes and further resources for topics in neurocognitive disorders, anxiety disorders, mood disorders, psychotic disorders, and substance use in elderly patients.

An authoritative guide for clinicians facing an aging population, Geriatric Psychiatry provides clear answers to some of the most complex situations in geriatric psychiatric care.

Mots-clés : Maladies mentales / Personnes âgées / Gériatrie / Gérontopsychiatrie

Cote : WT 150 G369 2022