Broad in scope and with global appeal The Oxford
Textbook of Old Age Psychiatry, second edition is the
definitive resource on old age psychiatry. It
comprehensively provides the latest knowledge on the
science and practice of treating later life mental
disorders, focusing on the health and social issues that
arise around ageing, dementia, co-morbidity, dependency,
and the end of life in progressively ageing societies
across the world. Published in previous incarnations as
the much loved Psychiatry in the Elderly, this core
resource for all old age psychiatrists, trainees, and
other clinical professionals treating older people's
mental health, has been fully revised, updated, and
significantly expanded. Twelve months inclusive access
to the online version, including the full text (which
can be browsed by the contents list, index, or
searched), links from references to external sources
(via PubMed, ISI, and CrossRef), and the ability to
download all figures and illustrations into PowerPoint
ensures that it remains the leading text on old age
psychiatry in the field. Maintaining the classic
combination of comprehensive coverage, clear writing
style, and the provision of authoritative and up-to-date
information from earlier editions, this highly respected
volume covers the underpinning basic science, both the
neurobiological and social varieties, clinical practice,
and specific disorders, as well as providing information
on psychiatric services for older people, and
medico-legal and ethical issues that often present hard
challenges for those treating older patients. Taking a
global approach by highlighting both the common burdens
and the differences in management from country to
country and with a much expanded cast of contributors
providing a truly international perspective, The Oxford
Textbook of Old Age Psychiatry, second edition includes
information on all the latest improvements and changes
in the field. New chapters are included to reflect the
development of old age care; covering palliative care,
the ethics of caring, and living and dying with
dementia. Existing chapters have also been revised and
updated throughout and additional information is
included on brain stimulation therapies, memory clinics
and services, and capacity, which now includes all
mental capacity and decision making. Providing extensive
coverage and written by experts the field, the second
edition of the Oxford Textbook of Old Age Psychiatry is
an essential resource; no old age psychiatrist, trainee,
or anyone working in the field of mental health care for
older people should be without a copy on their
bookshelf.
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