Late-life depression /
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| Imprint: | New York : Oxford University Press, 2004. |
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| Description: | xxiii, 388 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5456660 |
Table of Contents:
- Contributors
- Introduction
- Part I. Epidemiology and the Burden of Illness
- 1.. The Epidemiology of Depressive Disorders in Late Life
- 2.. The Social and Financial Burden of Late-Life Depression to Society and Individuals
- Part II. The Phenomenology and Differential Diagnosis of Late-Life Mood Disorders
- 3.. Unipolar Depression
- 4.. Bipolar Disorders
- 5.. Dysthymic Disorder in the Elderly
- 6.. Nonmajor Clinically Significant Depression in the Elderly
- 7.. Mixed Cognitive and Depressive Syndromes
- 8.. Suicide
- 9.. Bereavement and Depression
- Part III. The Psychobiology of Late-Life Depression
- 10.. Neuropsychological Assessment of Late-Life Depression
- 11.. Structural and Functional Brain Imaging in Late-Life Depression
- 12.. Late-Life Depression and the Vascular Hypothesis
- 13.. Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis Activity in Mood and Cognition in the Elderly: Implications for Symptoms and Outcomes
- 14.. The Neuroendocrinology of Aging
- Part IV. Treatment
- 15.. Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics in Late Life
- 16.. Antidepressant Medication for the Treatment of Late-Life Depression
- 17.. Antidepressant Side Effects
- 18.. Mood Stabilizers
- 19.. Stimulants
- 20.. Antipsychotics
- 21.. Electroconvulsive Therapy in Late-Life Depression
- 22.. Pharmacological Treatment of Depression in Alzheimer's Disease
- 23.. Psychotherapy in Old-Age Depression: Progress and Challenges
- 24.. Treatment of Depression in Residential Settings
- Part V. Depression Co-Morbid with Other Illnesses
- 25.. Depression Co-Morbid with Ischemic Heart Disease
- 26.. Vascular Disease and Late-Life Depression: Stroke
- 27.. Substance Abuse Co-Morbidity
- 28.. Basal Ganglia Disease and Depression
- 29.. Major Depressive Disorder in Alzheimer's Disease
- Epilogue
- Index
