Titlebook: Geriatric Psychiatry; A Case-Based Textboo Ana Hategan,James A. Bourgeois,Caroline Giroux Textbook 20181st edition Springer International P

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Comprehensive Geriatric Assessmentnt of the medical and nonmedical components of the treatment plan. An older adult’s functional status too often is the unrecognized collateral damage of chronic systemic medical and psychiatric illness. Not only can it influence the expression and severity of psychiatric morbidity, but it can also b

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Somatic Therapies: Electroconvulsive Therapyrly assertive form of treatment, it can be safer and easier to tolerate than pharmacotherapy for a frail elder. For these reasons, ECT is an essential tool of the geriatric psychiatrist. This chapter covers the history of ECT, its mechanism of action, risks associated with use of ECT, evaluation of

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Somatic Therapies: Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) and Deep Brain Stimulation (Dpromise in treating depressive disorders in older adults, with response rates of 30–60% and remission rates of 10–30%. rTMS is a useful addition to the armamentarium of treatments in geriatric psychiatry; its place in treatment algorithms will evolve with emerging research and increased availability

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Ethics, Mental Health Law, and Aging such as public safety and protection of vulnerable persons. Specific topics include decisional capacity assessments, informed consent, advance directives, guardianship, involuntary commitment, elder abuse, and end-of-life decision-making. The chapter further explores ethical factors related to the

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Late-Life Bipolar Disordersyears, with research in the area affecting views on management. This chapter also contains two case studies which demonstrate the diagnostic and management challenges one may encounter in an older adult with bipolar disorder. The interplay of systemic medical complexities in this population with var

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Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorders in Late Lifescade of physiological catastrophes that impact various major systems in the body. Comorbidities and the overlap with other disorders are very frequent. A new onset of PTSD may occur in old age, even when the trauma was remote. PTSD, which consists of changes in circadian rhythms, mood regulation, p

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Late-Life Psychosisrview of the various psychiatric and systemic medical conditions associated with psychosis in the geriatric population, including an approach to diagnostic evaluation and evidence-based management. The chapter will conclude with two clinical case studies to highlight the complexities inherent in the

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