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Concise Guide to Geriatric Psychiatry by Spar, James E; La Rue, Asenath, 1948- is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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As life expectancy in the United States continues to increase and the baby boom generation grows older, geriatric mental health care will assume new importance and require the development of flexible treatment approaches. Completely revised for DSM-IV, the second edition of this easy-to-use pocket-size reference text is an essential guide for all mental health professionals, primary care physicians, and occupational and physical therapists who treat elderly patients. It includes updated and expanded treatment sections, a wealth of tables and figures that highlight important clinical material, and an appendix with commonly used clinical assessment scales. Because older patients are more likely to rely on their primary care or family physicians rather than psychiatrists for treatment of psychological problems, this handy reference will help these doctors, who may not have extensive mental health or geriatric training, detect and treat comorbid mental disorders that are often masked by other serious medical conditions. <p>What a delight to receive a concise, well-written guide to geriatric psychiatry that is up to date and fits easily into a jacket pocket...[T]his book represents grea

Who reads Concise Guide to Geriatric Psychiatry?

Author

Spar, James E; La Rue, Asenath, 1948-

Publisher

Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Press

Published

1997

Language

EN

ISBN

9780880487962

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Medical, Psychology, Medicine