Mental Health and Older People A Guide for Primary Care Practitioners /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Chew-Graham, Carolyn A. (Editor), Ray, Mo (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Primary care (Medicine).; Psychiatry.; Psychology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Primary Care Medicine.; Psychology, general.

This case-based book offers primary care practitioners support in managing older people with difficulties due to mental health problems, emphasising the importance of integrating health and social care. The full range of disorders is covered, including anxiety and depression, delirium, psychosis and...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction: demographics, need, multi-morbidities, loneliness, loss, resilience and well-being
• Policy (UK and internationally)
• Depression and Anxiety: Prevalence
• Link with LTCs
• Identification and management
• Risk management
• Evidence for pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions
• Models of care – stepped care approach; collaborative care
• Role of third sector
• Delirium: Prevalence
• Identification and management
• When to refer
• Psychosis: Prevalence
• Identification and management
• Use of antipsychotics
• When to refer
• The Dementias: Prevalence
• Identification and management
• Risk to self and others
• Referral to specialist care
• Carers
• Shared care
• End-of life care
• Conclusions
• Appendices (including assessment schedules).