Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Authors
- Foreword to the Second Edition
- Foreword to the First Edition
- Preface to the Second Edition
- Preface to the First Edition
- 1 What Is the Psychiatry of Old Age and Why Do We Need It?
- 2 Psychiatric Assessment of Older Adults
- 3 Differential Diagnosis: The Three Ds
- 4 The Dementias
- 5 Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia
- 6 Delirium
- 7 Mood Disorders in Late Life
- 8 Schizophrenia and Related Disorders in Late Life
- 9 Neurotic and Personality Disorders
- 10 Substance Abuse and Iatrogenesis in Late Life
- 11 Services for Older Patients with Psychiatric Disorders
- 12 The Future of the Psychiatry of Old Age
- Index
Chapter 11 - Services for Older Patients with Psychiatric Disorders
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 14 April 2022
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Authors
- Foreword to the Second Edition
- Foreword to the First Edition
- Preface to the Second Edition
- Preface to the First Edition
- 1 What Is the Psychiatry of Old Age and Why Do We Need It?
- 2 Psychiatric Assessment of Older Adults
- 3 Differential Diagnosis: The Three Ds
- 4 The Dementias
- 5 Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia
- 6 Delirium
- 7 Mood Disorders in Late Life
- 8 Schizophrenia and Related Disorders in Late Life
- 9 Neurotic and Personality Disorders
- 10 Substance Abuse and Iatrogenesis in Late Life
- 11 Services for Older Patients with Psychiatric Disorders
- 12 The Future of the Psychiatry of Old Age
- Index
Summary
Effective services are patient and family centred, value and encourage staff and use resources effectively.
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- Guide to the Psychiatry of Old Age , pp. 105 - 113Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022