This issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine, guest edited by Dr. Soo Borson, is devoted to Geriatric Psychiatry. Articles in this issue include: Diagnosis; Providing high quality care for dementia patients and family caregivers; Common psychiatric problems in cognitively impaired patients – causes and management; Partnering with family caregivers; Palliation and end of life care; Geriatric depression; Treatment for depression and evaluating response; Post-traumatic stress in older adults; Sleep disorders; Substance Abuse; Suicide; and Mental Health Services for Older Adults.
1. Cover image - p. 1 2. Title page - p. 2 3. Table of Contents - p. 3 4. Contributors - p. 4 5. Contents - p. 5 6. Forthcoming Issue - p. 7 7. Update in Geriatric Psychiatry - p. 8 8. Dementia and Cognitive Impairment - p. 9 9. Developing Dementia-Capable Health Care Systems - p. 10 10. Dementia and Cognitive Impairment - p. 24 11. Common Psychiatric Problems in Cognitively Impaired Older Patients - p. 36 12. Palliative Care in Advanced Dementia - p. 50 13. Partnering with Caregivers - p. 65 14. Other Mental Health Problems in Older Adults - p. 78 15. A Systematic Approach to Pharmacotherapy for Geriatric Major Depression - p. 79 16. Choosing Treatment for Depression in Older Adults and Evaluating Response - p. 89 17. Suicide in Later Life - p. 98 18. Posttraumatic Stress in Older Adults - p. 112 19. Sleep in Older Adults - p. 117 20. Substance Abuse Among Older Adults - p. 138 21. Community Treatment of Older Adults - p. 154 22. Index - p. 158
This issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine, guest edited by Dr. Soo Borson, is devoted to Geriatric Psychiatry. Articles in this issue include: Diagnosis; Providing high quality care for dementia patients and family caregivers; Common psychiatric problems in cognitively impaired patients – causes and management; Partnering with family caregivers; Palliation and end of life care; Geriatric depression; Treatment for depression and evaluating response; Post-traumatic stress in older adults; Sleep disorders; Substance Abuse; Suicide; and Mental Health Services for Older Adults.
1. Cover image - p. 1 2. Title page - p. 2 3. Table of Contents - p. 3 4. Contributors - p. 4 5. Contents - p. 5 6. Forthcoming Issue - p. 7 7. Update in Geriatric Psychiatry - p. 8 8. Dementia and Cognitive Impairment - p. 9 9. Developing Dementia-Capable Health Care Systems - p. 10 10. Dementia and Cognitive Impairment - p. 24 11. Common Psychiatric Problems in Cognitively Impaired Older Patients - p. 36 12. Palliative Care in Advanced Dementia - p. 50 13. Partnering with Caregivers - p. 65 14. Other Mental Health Problems in Older Adults - p. 78 15. A Systematic Approach to Pharmacotherapy for Geriatric Major Depression - p. 79 16. Choosing Treatment for Depression in Older Adults and Evaluating Response - p. 89 17. Suicide in Later Life - p. 98 18. Posttraumatic Stress in Older Adults - p. 112 19. Sleep in Older Adults - p. 117 20. Substance Abuse Among Older Adults - p. 138 21. Community Treatment of Older Adults - p. 154 22. Index - p. 158
