Depression in Later Life.

Depression in Later Life.

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Baldwin, Robert.
Imprint:	Oxford : OUP Oxford, 2010.
Description:	1 online resource (129 pages).
Language:	English
Series:	Oxford Psychiatry Library Oxford psychiatry library.
Subject:	Depression in old age. Older people -- Diseases. Depression in old age. Older people -- Diseases. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12013446

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ISBN:	9780191575952 019157595X 0191651443 9780191651441 1283348357 9781283348355 019967163X 9780199671632 9781306565783 1306565782
Notes:	Print version record.
Summary:	Depression affects between 10-15% of older people, making it the most frequently encountered mental health condition in later life. Despite this, the condition is easily missed in clinical practice or not adequately treated. Part of the Oxford Psychiatry Library, this concise pocketbook will provide an accessible account of what depression in older people is like, why it is important and what treatments help. The text will highlight which areas of depression are of special relevance to later life, how to diagnose depression in an older person, the overlap with dementia and various other physic.
Other form:	Print version: Baldwin, Robert. Depression in Later Life. Oxford : OUP Oxford, ©2010 9780199569014

Table of Contents:

Contents; Preface; Symbols and abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 2 Classification and epidemiology; 3 Clinical features; 4 Aetiology; 5 Co-morbidity and depression in later life; 6 Assessment and management; 7 Depression in primary care; 8 Prognosis; 9 Prevention; 10 Resources; Appendix; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; V; W.