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Geriatric Psychiatry: A Case-Based Textbook

Hategan, Ana
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Edition: 1st
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3-319-67554-0 (3319675540)
ISBN-13: 978-3-319-67554-1 (9783319675541)
New Edition: 3-031-47801-0
Format: Case Studies
Binding: Hardcover
Copyright: 2018
Publish Date: 04/18
Weight: 5.65 Lbs.
Pages: 760
Subject Class: PSY (Psychiatry and Psychology)
Remarks:
A New Edition of this title is due 05/24
Doody Star Rating: 3
Return Policy: Returns accepted up to 12 months provided no other recalls or return restrictions apply.
 
Class Specifications
Discipline: Geriatrics
Subject Definition: Mental Disorders; Aged
NLM Class: WT 150
LC Class: RC451.4
Abstract: 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 learningtools 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 willalso appeal to audiences worldwide as a state-of-the-art resource for credentialing and/or practiceguidance. The text meets the needs of the future head on with its straightforward coverage of the most frequently encountered challenges, including neuropsychiatric syndromes, psychopharmacology, eldercare and the law, substance misuse, mental health following a physical condition, medical psychiatry, and palliative care.Written by experts in the field, Geriatric Psychiatry:A Case-Based Textbookis 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.

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