Comprehensive Textbook of Geriatric Psychiatry

Contributors ix Preface xvii Introduction xix SECTION I: THE AGING PROCESS Jeffrey Foster Epidemiology of Psychiatric Disorders 3(36) Barry J. Gurland Genetics of Dementia 39(46) Debby W. Tsuang Thomas D. Bird Genetics of Mood Disorders and Associated Psychopathology 85(20) Francis J. McMahon The Biology of Aging 105(26) Elaine A. Leventhal Edith Ann Burns Normal Aging: Changes in Cognitive Abilities 131(16) Mark P. Rubert David A. Loewenstein Carl Eisdorfer Sociodemographic Aspects of Aging 147(12) Charles F. Longino, Jr Sara A. Quandt Self, Morale, and the Social World of Older Adults 159(44) Jeanne E. Nakamura Bertram J. Cohler The Role of Religion/Spirituality in the Mental Health of Older Adults 203(22) Harold G. Koenig Ethnocultural Aspects of Aging in Mental Health 225(28) Kenneth Sakauye SECTION II: PRINCIPLES OF EVALUATION Soo Borson Comprehensive Psychiatric Evaluation 253(28) Ivan L. Silver Nathan Herrmann Medical Evaluation and Common Medical Problems of the Geriatric Psychiatry Patient 281(34) Cathy A. Alessi Christine K. Cassel The Neurological Evaluation in Geriatric Psychiatry 315(56) Jeff Victoroff Neuropsychological Testing of the Older Adult 371(20) Clifford A. Smith Wilfred G. van Gorp Neuroimaging in Late-Life Mental Disorders 391(38) Anand Kumar Electroencephalography 429(20) Andrew F. Leuchter Daniel P. Holschneider SECTION III: PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS OF THE ELDERLY Gary Small Alzheimer's Disease 449(62) Barry Reisberg Muhammad Usman Saeed Vascular Dementias 511(14) Stephen Read Delirium 525(20) Benjamin Liptzin Other Dementias and Mental Disorders Due to General Medical Conditions 545(34) David K. Conn Grief and Bereavement 579(30) Sidney Zisook Stephen R. Shuchter Laura B. Dunn Late-Life Mood Disorders 609(46) George S. Alexopoulos Psychoses 655(32) Dilip V. Jeste Laura B. Dunn Laurie A. Lindamer Anxiety Disorders 687(14) Alastair J. Flint Personality Disorders 701(22) Robert C. Abrams Joel Sadavoy Substance Abuse 723(40) Roland M. Atkinson Sleep Disorders in Geriatric Psychiatry 763(26) Joseph Kwentus Sexuality and Aging 789(28) Marc E. Agronin SECTION IV: TREATMENT Ira Kotz The Practice of Evidence-Based Geriatric Psychiatry 817(28) Stephen J. Bartels Aricca R. Dums Thomas E. Oxman Sarah I. Pratt Electroconvulsive Therapy 845(58) Charles H. Kellner C. Edward Coffey Robert M. Greenberg Psychopharmacology 903(90) Barnett S. Meyers Robert C. Young Individual Psychotherapy 993(30) Joel Sadavoy Lawrence W. Lazarus Group Therapy 1023(32) Molyn Leszcz Family Issues in Mental Disorders of Late Life 1055(16) Jacobo Mintzer Barry Lebowitz Jason T. Olin Kristen Miller Robert H. Payne Psychiatric Aspects of Long-Term Care 1071(32) Joel E. Streim Ira R. Katz Psychogeriatric Programs: Inpatient Hospital Units and Partial Hospital Programs 1103(16) Rona E. Pasternak Barry W. Rovner Geriatric Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry 1119(24) Jules Rosen Ashok J. Bharucha Stephanie S. Richards Integrated Community Services 1143(40) Carl I. Cohen Mihaela Boran SECTION V: MEDICAL-LEGAL, ETHICAL, AND FINANCIAL ISSUES Karen Blank Legal and Ethical Issues 1183(24) Karen Blank Financial Issues 1207(32) Helen H. Kyomen Gary L. Gottlieb Private Practice Issues 1239(26) Elliot Martin Stein Psychiatry at the End of Life 1265(16) Linda Ganzini Harvey Max Chochinov Index 1281