Mental Health and Illness of the Elderly

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Chiu, Helen (Editor), Shulman, Kenneth (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Series: Mental Health and Illness Worldwide,
• Subjects: Medicine.; Neurosciences.; Public health.; Psychiatry.; Behavioral sciences.; Psychotherapy.; Counseling.; Medicine & Public Health.; Psychotherapy and Counseling.; Behavioral Sciences.; Public Health.

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...

Table of Contents:

• Tentative Table of Contents
• Challenges of ageing populations around the world
• Mental health problems of the elderly
• Epidemiology of mental disorders – cross cultural comparison
• Neurobiology of dementia.-Psychopathology of depression / dementia/ delirium/ delusional disorder
• Co-morbidities with physical illnesses
• Pharmacotherapy
• Psychological therapies
• Early detection of mental disorders program
• Elderly services from different countries
• Community care
• Health economics of service
• Caregivers program
• Dementia prevention
• Elderly suicide - Suicide prevention.