Though mental health recommendations for the elderly is rapidly evolving, the few current textbooks on this subject are either too voluminous or complex for regular review by clinicians, and most do not contain the latest information available in the field. Written by experts in geriatric psychiatry, this book provides a comprehensive yet concise review of the subject.The text covers topics that include the social aspect of aging, treatment and diagnosis options unique to the elderly in need of psychiatric care, policy and ethics, and particular geriatric health concerns that may influence psychiatric considerations.
Psychiatric Disorders Late in Life is the ultimate resource for practicing psychiatrists, physicians, geriatricians, and medical students concerned with the mental healthcare of the elderly.

Life Course-Developmental and Transitional Events

Demography and Epidemiology
Culture and Gender
Family and Community
Economics and Health Policy
Neuroanatomy and neuropathology. Biochemistry and neuropharmacology
Anatomy and physiology. Interviewing and history taking
Mental status examination
Functional assessment
Psychological and neuropsychological testing
Neurologic Examination
Clinical Laboratory Testing
Structural and Functional Imaging
Neurocognitive Disorders
Depressive Disorders and Bipolar and Related Disorders
Sleep Disorders
Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders
Substance use disorders (DSM-IV)/Substance-related and addictive disorders (DSM-5)
Anxiety Disorders
Sexual Dysfunctions, Gender Dysphoria and Paraphilic Disorders
Intellectual Disability in the Elderly
Personality Disorders
Pharmacology and Psychopharmacology
Electroconvulsive Therapy
Psychotherapy
Multidisciplinary Approaches
Setting-Specific Treatment Issues
Special Management Problems
Policy, Ethical and Legal Issues
Care of patients with neurologic disease
Psychiatric disorders due to a general medical condition and psychiatric complications of medical treatment.-Psychological Factors Affecting Medical Conditions.