Geriatric Psychiatry Study Guide Mastering the Competencies /

• Main Authors: Hategan, Ana (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Bourgeois, James A. (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Cheng, Tracy (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Young, Julie (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Subjects: Psychiatry.; Neurology .; General practice (Medicine).; Emergency medicine.; Clinical psychology.; Neurology.; General Practice / Family Medicine.; Emergency Medicine.; Clinical Psychology.

This book features approximately 300 short-answer questions on geriatric psychiatry topics, each comprising the stem of a brief clinical scenario or concise question with expected number of answers. The book also features detailed teaching notes, graphics, and the respective source references. The f...

Table of Contents:

• Physiology and Pathology of Aging
• Neuropsychology and Neuroimaging in Clinical Geriatric Psychiatry
• Pharmacotherapy, Somatic Therapies, and Psychotherapy in Late Life
• Ethics and Law
• Late-life Depressive Disorders, Bipolar Disorders, and Psychotic Disorders
• Late-life Anxiety Disorders, Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders, and Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorders
• Substance Use Disorders in Older Adults
• Comorbid Systemic Medical and Psychiatric Illness in Older Adults
• Common Major and Mild Neurocognitive Disorders: Alzheimer Disease, Frontotemporal, Lewy Body, and Vascular Types
• Other Major and Mild Neurocognitive Disorders: Parkinson Disease, Atypical Parkinsonism, and Traumatic Brain Injury Types
• Neuropsychiatric Symptoms due to Major and Mild Neurocognitive Disorders
• Sleep-Wake Disorders in Late Life
• Personality Disorders in Late Life
• Aging with Neurodevelopmental Disorders: Intellectual Disability and Autism Spectrum Disorder
• Emergencies in Geriatric Psychiatry
• Sexuality and Sexual Dysfunctions in Later Life
• Elder Abuse and Neglect
• End-of-Life Care
• Caregiver Burnout
• Physicians as Leaders in Improving Health Care.