Principles and practice of geriatric psychiatry

INDICE: Contributors. Preface. Preface to Second Edition. Preface to First Edition. PART A HISTORICAL BACKGROUND. 1 A Conceptual History in the Nineteenth Century (German E. Berrios). 2 The Development of Old Age Psychiatry in the UK (Claire Hilton and Tom Arie). 3 Commentary on In the Beginning by Felix Post (Claire Hilton). PART B NORMAL AND ABNORMAL AGEING. 4 Changes in the Macrostructure and Microstructure of the Ageing Brain (Natalie M. Zahr, Adolf Pfefferbaum and Edith V. Sullivan). 5 Functional Imaging of the Ageing Brain (Robert Perneczky, Christian Sorg and Hans F¨orstl). 6 Neurophysiology of the Ageing Brain (Paolo Maria Rossini and Laura Parisi). 7 Potential Regeneration of the Ageing Brain (Stephen B. Dunnett). 8 Neuroendocrinology of Ageing (Marcus Simmgen). 9 Genetic Aspects of Ageing (Ben Pickard and Douglas Blackwood). 10 The Clinical Pharmacology of Ageing (Brian Clarke and S. H. D. Jackson). 11 Cognitive Gerontology (Patrick Rabbitt). 12 Chronological and Functional Ageing (David Melzer and Iain Lang). 13 Successful Ageing (Ann Bowling). 14 Sexuality, Non-Traditional Relationships and Mental Health in Older People (Ian Peate). 15 The Care Home Experience (Alisoun Milne). 16 Ageing: International Statistical Trends and Prospects (Fiona E. Matthews and George M. Savva). 17 Economics of Ageing and Mental Health (Anders Wimo). 18 The Influence of Social Factors on Mental Health (Donna D. McAlpine and David Mechanic). PART C DIAGNOSIS AND ASSESSMENT. 19 Classification of Dementia and other Cognitive Disorders in ICD-10and DSM-IV (A. Jablensky and J.E. Cooper). 20 Taking a Psychiatric History from Elderly Patients (Sunita Sahu and Monica Crugel). 21 Mental State Examination in the Elderly (Joanne Rodda and Zuzana Walker). 22 The Physical Examination: A Guide for Old Age Psychiatrists (Stephen Todd, John OHare, Bernadette McGuinness and A. Peter Passmore). 23 Investigations in Old Age Psychiatry (Sujatha Merve and Robert C. Baldwin). 24 Bedside Assessment of Cognitive Functioning (Richard Perry). 25 Neuropsychological Assessment (Linda Clare). 26 Overviewof Rating Scales in Old Age Psychiatry (Kenneth C. M. Wilson, Ben Green and Pat Mottram). 27 The Mini-Mental State Examination: A Brief Cognitive Assessment (Marshal Folstein, Susan Folstein and Jonathan Folstein). 28 The Informant Questionnaire on Cognitive Decline in the Elderly (IQCODE) (Nicolas Cherbuin and Anthony Francis Jorm). 29 Geriatric Depression Scale (Meghan A. Marty, ReneePepin, Andrea June and Daniel L. Segal). 30 Dementia Care Mapping (Dawn Brooker). 31 Staging Dementia (Barry Reisberg, Imran A. Jamil, Sharjeel Khan, Isabel Monteiro, Carol Torossian, Steven Ferris, Marwan Sabbagh, Serge Gauthier, Stefanie Auer, Melanie B. Shulman, Alan Kluger, Emile Franssen and Jerzy Wegiel). 32 The Clinical Dementia Rating (Rawan Tarawneh, B. Joy Snider, Mary Coats and John C. Morris). 33 GMS-HAS-AGECAT Package a

• ISBN: 978-0-470-74723-0
• Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
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• Fecha Publicación: 17/12/2010
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