Depression in later life /

Depression in later life /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Baldwin, Robert C. (Psychiatrist).
Imprint:	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.
Description:	x, 118 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Oxford psychiatry library Oxford psychiatry library.
Subject:	Depression -- Handbooks. Aged. Depression -- complications -- Handbooks. Depression in old age. Older people -- Diseases. Depression in old age. Older people -- Diseases.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8003434

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ISBN:	9780199569014 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0199569010 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	[Publisher-supplied data] 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 provides an accessible account of what depression in older people is like, why it is important, and what treatments help. The text highlights 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 physical illnesses, and important pharmacological considerations.

Table of Contents:

1. Introduction
2. Classification and epidemiology
3. Clinical features
4. Aetiology
5. Comorbidity and depression in later life
6. Assessment and management
7. Depression in primary care
8. Prognosis
9. Prevention
10. Resources
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