Principles and Practice of Geriatric Psychiatry

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.