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Introduction
This textbook presents real-world cases and discussions that introduce the various mental health syndromes found in the aging population before delving into the core concepts covered by geriatric psychiatry curricula. The text follows each case study with the vital information necessary for physicians in training, including key features of each disorder and its presentation, practical guidelines for diagnosis and treatment, clinical pearls, and other devices that are essential to students of geriatric psychiatry. With the latest DSM-5 guidelines and with rich learning tools that include key points, review questions, tables, and illustrations, this text is the only resource that is specifically designed to train both American and Canadian candidates for specialty and subspecialty certification or recertification in geriatric psychiatry. It will also appeal to audiences worldwide as a state-of-the-art resource for credentialing and/or practice guidance
Written by experts in the field, Geriatric Psychiatry: A Case-Based Textbook is the ultimate resource for graduate and undergraduate medical students and certificate candidates providing mental health care for aging adults, including psychiatrists, psychologists, geriatricians, primary care and family practice doctors, neurologists, social workers, nurses, and others.
Keywords
Neuropsychiatric Syndromes Psychiatric disorders Special topics in elderly mental health Geriatric assessment Psychopharmacology in the elderly
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Bibliographic information
- Book Title Geriatric Psychiatry
- Book Subtitle A Case-Based Textbook
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Editors
Ana Hategan
James A. Bourgeois
Calvin H. Hirsch
Caroline Giroux
- DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-67555-8
- Copyright Information Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2018
- Publisher Name Springer, Cham
- eBook Packages Medicine Medicine (R0)
- Hardcover ISBN 978-3-319-67554-1
- Softcover ISBN 978-3-030-09804-9
- eBook ISBN 978-3-319-67555-8
- Edition Number 1
- Number of Pages XVII, 735
- Number of Illustrations 10 b/w illustrations, 115 illustrations in colour
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Topics
Psychiatry
Geriatrics/Gerontology
Neurology
General Practice / Family Medicine
Primary Care Medicine
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Reviews
“This is an excellent study source for geriatric psychiatry. Most geriatric board questions are structured as cases so the format makes sense. Additionally, it walks readers through the additional step of applying the information learned to real world cases. … This is a superb study source and reference. It has been well thought out and is successful in obtaining its goals.” (Danielle Anderson, Doody's Book Reviews, November, 2018)