Psychosis in the Elderly - Hardcover

Hassett, Anne M.; Ames, David; Chiu, Edmond

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1841843946 ISBN 13: 9781841843940

Publisher: CRC Press, 2005

Synopsis

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 text

brings together the latest research findings on schizophrenia as it presents in later life

covers the frequent comorbidity of psychotic symptoms with cognitive impairment, mood disturbance and physical illness

highlights the diversity of late-life psychotic symptomatology, discussing both aetiological considerations and management strategies

About this title

About the Author:

Anne M. Hassett, Department of Psychiatry, School of Behavioural Medicine, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

David Ames, BA, MD, FRCPsych, FRANZCP, is Associate Professor of Psychiatry of Old Age at the Academic Unit for the Psychiatry of Old Ag at the North West Hospital Psychogeriatric Service, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Edmond Chiu, MBBS, DPM, FRANZCP, AM, is Associate Professor in Psychiatry of Old Age, University of Melbourne, and Director, Aged Psychiatry, Education and Research, St. George's Health Service, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Review:

'... a welcome and accessible multi-author book ... , really a series of excellent mini-reviews on psychosis in association with a wide range of neuropsychiatric disorders as well as schizophrenia ... I am confident [this book] will gain deserved recognition as required reading for old age psychiatrists in training.' - Robert Howard, British Journal of Psychiatry (20006) 189:196

'The book provides an invaluable research too for the study of the area of psychosis in the elderly.' - Australian Journal on Ageing

'This book uniquely addresses the need to bring together state of the art knowledge of aetiologies and best management practices for psychosis in later life.' - Medicine Today

About this edition

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1841843946
• ISBN 13: 9781841843940
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 276