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Record Nr.

UNINA9910139398603321

Titolo

Principles and practice of geriatric psychiatry [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Mohammed T. Abou-Saleh, Cornelius Katona, Anand Kumar

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, U.K., : Wiley, 2011

ISBN

1-119-95666-8

1-280-76793-6

9786613678706

0-470-66959-4

0-470-66960-8

Edizione

[3rd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (944 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

Abou-SalehMohammed T

KatonaC. L. E <1954-> (Cornelius L. E.)

KumarAnand <1956->

Disciplina

618.97/689

618.97689

Soggetti

Geriatric psychiatry

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. A. Historical background -- pt. B. Normal and abnormal ageing -- pt. C. diagnosis and assessment -- pt. D. Degenerative and related disorders -- pt. E. Affective disorders -- pt. F. Schizophrenic disorders and mood-incongruent paranoid states -- pt. G. Neuroses (anxiety disorders) -- pt. H. Personality disorders -- pt. I. Mental and behavioural disorders due to psychoactive substances -- pt. J. Learning and behavioural studies.

Sommario/riassunto

The renowned Principles and Practice of Geriatric Psychiatry, now in its third edition, addresses the social and biological concepts of geriatric mental health from an international perspective. Featuring contributions by distinguished authors from around the world, the book offers a distinctive angle on issues in this continually developing discipline. Principles and Practice of Geriatric Psychiatry provides a comprehensive review of:geriatric psychiatry spanning both psychiatric and non-psychiatric disordersscientific advances in service developmentspecific cl