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Practical psychiatry of old age | Author(s) | John Wattis, Stephen Curran |
Publisher | Radcliffe Publishing, Oxford, 2006 |
Pages | 276 pp |
Source | Radcliffe Publishing Ltd., 18 Marcham Road, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 1AA. Website: www.radcliffe-oxford.com |
Keywords | Mental disorder ; Psychiatric treatment. |
Annotation | This much expanded edition describes in detail the main psychiatric conditions encountered in old age: confusion, delirium and dementia; mood disorders; paranoid disorders; personality disorders, and alcohol and substance misuse. Short case histories are used by way of illustration. The book also offers a comprehensive approach to the assessment and management of psychiatric disorders in old age; provides an introduction to the planning and delivery of services; and considers the relationship between physical and mental health. (RH). |
Accession Number | CPA-060706001 B |
Classmark | E: LP |
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