Integrated Management of Depression in the Elderly

This book offers an approach to understanding late-life depression, using a series of case studies with commentaries.

Carolyn A. Chew-Graham (Author), Robert Baldwin (Author), Alistair Burns (Author)

9780521689809, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 3 April 2008

202 pages, 2 b/w illus. 14 tables
22.9 x 15.2 x 1.1 cm, 0.33 kg

'Integrated Management of Depression in the Elderly deftly covers the etiology, assessment and management of depression in older adults in a slim and portable volume. … I would recommend this boo to those setting out in the practice of medicine of psychiatry, both in primary and secondary care.' Journal of International Psychogeriatrics

Depression is one of the most common mental health problems facing older people, and it is often unrecognised and usually under-treated. Integrated Management of Depression in the Elderly provides an entirely new approach to understanding late-life depression, by using a series of case studies with commentaries from practitioners internationally. The book covers the epidemiology, presentation and diagnosis of depression in older people and outlines current evidence for effective management drawing on recently published work. The substantive part of the book presents ten case studies of increasing complexity, each case has a commentary from a primary care clinician and a health or social care professional, to outline how professionals should work together to manage the patient within their community. Contributions from world experts give the book an international appeal. It will appeal to a wide audience of health and social care professionals together with psychiatrists-in-training.

Acknowledgements
Foreword Dan Blazer
Preface
1. Late-life depression: an introduction
2. Management of late-life depression
3. Management of late-life depression in primary care: case studies UK
4. Management of more complicated depression in primary care: case studies UK
5. Management of late-life depression across the primary and secondary care interface: case studies UK
6. Management of late-life depression around the world: summary of international commentaries
7. Management of late-life depression: useful resources
Appendix. International commentaries
Index.

Subject Areas: Nursing [MQC], Psychiatry [MMH], Epidemiology & medical statistics [MBNS], Public health & preventive medicine [MBN]