Geriatric Psychiatry 1st Edition – Ebook Instant Download/Delivery ISBN(s): 9780197521670,0197521673,9780197521694, 019752169X

Product details:

• ISBN-10: 019752169X
• ISBN-13: 9780197521694
• Author: Marc E. Agronin, Ipsit V. Vahia

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.

Table contents:

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 Suddenly not the same
28 It’s just a nightcap
29 No one can work with her
30 Trustworthy or not?
31 Wired and ready

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