Description
Book SynopsisThis book provides a comprehensive yet concise review of geriatric psychiatry in preparation for the board exam, or for reference during practice. Written by experts in the field, this text thoroughly reviews over 500 developmental, biological, diagnostic, and treatment questions for board certification. Unlike any other text on the market, this book takes a broader approach to the subject, making it accessible for physicians as well as other clinicians, including nurses, therapists, and social workers.
Absolute Geriatric Psychiatry Review is an excellent resource for all clinicians who will care for the mental health of aging patients, including psychiatrists, neurologists, psychologists, therapists, nurses, social workers, nursing home administrators, and all others.
Table of ContentsSection I. Developmental, psychological and social aspects of aging
Chapter 1. Life course—developmental and transitional events
Chapter 2. Demography and epidemiology
Chapter 3. Culture and gender
Chapter 4. Family and community
Chapter 5. Ethics and forensics
Chapter 6. Economics and health policy
Section II. Biological aspects of aging
Chapter 7. Neuroanatomy and neuropathology
Chapter 8. Biochemistry and neuropharmacology
Chapter 9. Anatomy and physiology
Section III. Psychiatric diagnosis
Chapter 10. Neurocognitive disorders
Chapter 11. Depressive disorders and bipolar and related disorders
Chapter 12. Sleep-wake disorders
Chapter 13. Schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders
Chapter 14. Substance-related and addictive disorders
Chapter 15. Anxiety disorders and obsessive- compulsive and related disorders
Chapter 16. Sexual dysfunctions, Gender dysphoria/ Paraphilic disorders
Section IV. Diagnostic methods
Chapter 17. Interviewing and history taking
Chapter 18. Mental status examination, including quantitative cognitive screening
Chapter 19. Functional assessment
Chapter 20. Psychological and neuropsychological testing
Chapter 21. Neurologic examination
Chapter 22. Clinical laboratory testing
Chapter 23. Structural and functional imaging
Section V. Treatments
Chapter 24. Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics
Chapter 25. Cytochrome (CYP)-450
Chapter 26. Antidepressants
Chapter 27. Mood stabilizers
Chapter 28. Antipsychotics
Chapter 29. Anxiolytics
Chapter 30. Hypnotics
Chapter 31. Cognitive enhancers
Chapter 32. Stimulants
Chapter 33. Drugs for Tardive Dyskinesia
Chapter 34. Adverse effects of drugs
Chapter 35. Interventional Psychiatry
Chapter 36. Psychotherapy
Chapter 37. Interdisciplinary approaches
Chapter 38. Setting-specific treatment issues
Chapter 39. Special management problems
Section VI. Policy, ethical and legal issues
Chapter 40. Role of geriatric psychiatrist in health care systems
Chapter 41. Medico-legal
Chapter 42. Ethics
Chapter 43. Treatment-setting regulations
Section VII. Medical and neurologic aspects of geriatric psychiatry Raj and Deena
Chapter 44. Geriatric medical syndromes
Chapter 45. Care of patients with neurologic disease
Chapter 46. Psychiatric disorders due to a general medical condition
Chapter 47. Psychiatric complications of medical treatment
Chapter 48. Psychological factors affecting medical conditions
