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1 online resource (278 pages) |
| Contents |
Front cover; Contents; Contributors; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; chapter 1. Historical perspective; chapter 2. Defining psychotic disorders in an aging population; Part I: Late-onset schizophrenia; chapter 3. Epidemiology of late-onset schizophrenia; chapter 4. Neuroimaging in late-onset schizophrenia; chapter 5. The neuropsychology of late-onset schizophrenia; Part II: Management of early- and late-onset schizophrenia; chapter 6. The use of antipsychotic medication for schizophrenia occuring in late life |
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Chapter 7. Psychosocial rehabilitation of the elderly with early- or late-onset schizophrenia: general principleschapter 8. A multidisciplinary approach to community-based long-term care for older people with early- or late-onset schizophrenia; chapter 9. Residential care for the elderly with early- or late-onset schizophrenia; chapter 10. De-stigmatization of elderly people with early- or late-onset schizophrenia; Part III: Other psychotic disorders in the elderly; chapter 11. Psychotic symptoms in delirium; chapter 12. Psychosis in affective disorders -- depression |
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Chapter 13. Psychosis in affective disorders -- bipolar disorderchapter 14. Psychotic symptoms in dementia; chapter 15. Psychotic symptoms and stress; chapter 16. Psychotic disorders with alcohol and substance abuse in the elderly; chapter 17. Psychosis in the elderly- co-morbitity and disability: focus on basal ganglia diseases; chapter 18. latrogenic psychosis; chapter 19. Conclusion: directions for future research and practice; Index; Back cover |
| Summary |
Across the spectrum of psychopathology in later life, psychotic symptomatology has been the most neglected, and although literature in this area is increasing, this is the first book to address the need for an overarching framework to examine and understand late-life psychotic phenomena. Exploring the practical and ethical issues that arise when managing psychotic elderly patients in the community, as well as the sequelae of stigmatisation and carer stress, this textbrings together the latest research findings on schizophrenia as it presents in later life covers the frequent comorbidity of psy |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Geriatric psychiatry.
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Older people -- Mental health.
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Geriatric psychiatry
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Older people -- Mental health
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Ames, David
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Chiu, Edmond
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| ISBN |
9781135409593 |
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1135409595 |
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