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Mental Health and Illness of the Elderly

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Editors:
  1. Helen Chiu

    1. The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Tai Po, Hong Kong

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  2. Kenneth Shulman

    1. Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, Canada

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  • Includes a combination of biological, psychological and sociological perspectives
  • Relevant to clinicians and students from both developed and LAMI countries
  • Presents research on recent and contemporary topics that are not often dealt with in text books of psychiatry

Part of the book series: Mental Health and Illness Worldwide (MHIW)

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Table of contents (23 entries)

  1. (Neurobiology of) Dementia: Causes, Presentation and Management

    • David Bensamoun, Aurélie Mouton, Eric Ettore, Philippe Robert, Renaud David

  2. Anxiety in Late Life

    • Gerard J. Byrne

  3. Biomarkers of Alzheimer’s Disease

    • Usman Saeed, Walter Swardfager, Sandra E. Black, Mario Masellis

  4. Capacity Assessment

    • Carmelle Peisah

  5. Challenges and Opportunities of Aging Populations Around the World

    • Helen FK Chiu, Kenneth Shulman

  6. Cognition and Bipolar Disorder in Older Adults (Including Question of ‘Neuroprogression’)

    • Sergio A. Strejilevich, Diego J. Martino

  7. Cognitive and Neuropsychiatric Screening Tests in Older Adults

    • Zahinoor Ismail, Moyra E. Mortby

  8. Delirium

    • Walter J. Kilpatrick III, Benjamin Liptzin

  9. Dementia and Bioethics

    • Xiaofeng Li, Kok Pin Ng, Maowen Ba, Pedro Rosa-Neto, Serge Gauthier

  10. Dementia and Caregiving

    • Virginia Wesson, Mary Chiu, Rhonda Feldman, L. J. Nelles, Joel Sadavoy

  11. Depression in Late Life: Etiology, Presentation, and Management

    • C. Power, E. Greene, B. A. Lawlor

  12. Elderly Services, Community Care, and Health Economics of Service

    • Lina Gega, Sofia Zarate-Escudero, Guk-Hee Suh

  13. Elderly Suicide and Suicide Prevention

    • Ajit Shah, Sofia Zarate-Escudero

  14. Epidemiology of Mental Disorders (Including Cross-Cultural Comparisons)

    • Ee Heok Kua, Rathi Mahendran

  15. Pharmacotherapy for Mood and Anxiety Disorders

    • Trevor R. Norman

  16. Pharmacotherapy of Dementia

    • Sarah A. Chau, Celina S. Liu, Myuri Ruthirakuhan, Krista L. Lanctôt, Nathan Herrmann

  17. Physical Comorbidities and Mood Disorders in Older Adults

    • Annemiek Dols, Caroline Sonnenberg

  18. Physical Comorbidities Associated with Late-Life Dementia

    • Susan Kurrle, Roseanne Hogarth, Henry Brodaty

  19. Prevention of Alzheimer's Disease and Alzheimer's Dementia

    • Tom C. Russ, Craig W. Ritchie, Karen Ritchie

  20. Psychological Interventions for Older Adults: Evidence-Based Treatments for Depression, Anxiety, and Carer Stress

    • Christina Bryant
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About this book

This book consolidates current knowledge in the field and discusses psychiatric disorders among the elderly, while bridging the gap between clinical practice and the socio-cultural contexts. The book is particularly important in the face of rapidly changing conditions globally and challenges such as migration, war and violence, diminishing physical health due to ageing and their impact on the mental health of elderly. Longevity is a great gift of medical sciences and modern health care and since the benefit of longevity comes with specific mental health issues of the elderly, this book responds to the heightened need to understand and address the mental health challenges of the elderly.

Editors and Affiliations

  • The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Tai Po, Hong Kong

    Helen Chiu

  • Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, Canada

    Kenneth Shulman

About the editors

Helen Chiu is professor of Psychiatry at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. She is president of several prominent associations, such as, International Psychogeriatric Association and Pacific Rim College of Psychiatrists, Hong Kong College of Psychiatrists. She is a prolific author with her papers appearing in most of the prominent journal in the field.  
Kenneth Shulman is an Affiliate Scientist with Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and Professor of Psychiatry with the University of Toronto
David Ames is Professor and Executive Director, National Ageing Research Institute, University of Melbourne..  Professor Ames has published over 140 papers in peer reviewed journals and has edited or co-written 17 books. He editedIPA Bulletin, the quarterly newsletter of IPA from 1996-2002, is a member of the Medical and Scientific Advisory Panel of Alzheimer’s Disease International and and was the Editor in Chief of the scientific journal International Psychogeriatrics from 2003 to 2011.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Mental Health and Illness of the Elderly

  • Editors: Helen Chiu, Kenneth Shulman

  • Series Title: Mental Health and Illness Worldwide

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-0370-7

  • Publisher: Springer Singapore

  • eBook Packages: Springer Reference Behavioral Science and Psychology, Reference Module Humanities and Social Sciences, Reference Module Business, Economics and Social Sciences

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-10-0370-7Due: 27 February 2018

  • Series ISSN: 2511-8323

  • Series E-ISSN: 2511-8315

  • Topics: Psychiatry, Neurosciences, Psychotherapy and Counseling, Behavioral Sciences, Public Health

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