Principles+practice of Geriatric Psych.

Partial table of contents: HISTORICAL BACKGROUND. Scope and Development in the Twentieth Century (E. Busse). NORMAL AGEING. Structural Changes in the Ageing Brain (H. Brody). ABNORMAL AGEING. The Influence of Social Factors on Mental Health (D. Mechanic). DIAGNOSIS AND ASSESSMENT. The Importance of Multidimensional Assessment in Clinical Practice (M. Eastwood). ORGANIC DISORDERS. Risk Factors (L. Amaducci & A. Lippi). AFFECTIVE DISORDERS. Physical Illness and Depression (M. Evans). SCHIZOPHRENIC DISORDERS AND MOOD-INCONGRUENT PARANOID STATES. Clinical Assessment and Differential Diagnosis (D. Anderson). NEUROSES. Epidemiology (D. Blazer). PERSONALITY DISORDERS. Management (R. Abrams). MENTAL AND BEHAVIOURAL DISORDERS DUE TO PSYCHOACTIVE SUBSTANCES. Alcohol Abuse (H. Kyomen & B. Liptzin). LEARNING AND BEHAVIOURAL DISORDERS. Forms of Wandering (G. Grossberg). THE PRESENTATION OF MENTAL ILLNESS IN ELDERLY PERSONS IN DIFFERENT CULTURES. Mental Illness in Elderly Chinese in Singapore (E. Kua). THE PRACTICE OF PSYCHOGERIATRIC MEDICINE. Liaison with Medical and Surgical Teams (S. Mann). Appendix. Index.Copeland, John R. is the author of 'Principles+practice of Geriatric Psych.' with ISBN 9780471926542 and ISBN 047192654X.