Description

Most physical illness affects people at the extremes of life, particul arly in late life. A significant proportion of hospitalized older pati ents will experience some mental health problems, and medical units la cking specialist old age psychiatric services must rely on adult psych iatric and consultation liaison services for support. These generalist s assume the role of old age psychiatrists by default. A key aim of th e book is to provide guidelines for the appropriate treatment of psych iatric disorders in older people when medical illness complicates the picture. This book covers the theoretical and practical knowledge req uired by psychiatrists in training, those seeking to specialize in con sultation liaison or old age psychiatry, geriatricians and general pra ctitioners. It will also be of interest to all other members of the he althcare team responsible for the medical management of older patients .

Author: Melding, Pamela S, Author: Draper, Brian, Editor: Melding, Pamela, Editor: Draper, Brian

Topic: Medical / Nursing
Media: Book
ISBN: 192630849
Language: English
Pages: 424