Clinical Manual of Geriatric Psychiatry (Concise Guides)
By James E. Spar and Asenath La Rue.
Description
Because limited training in geriatric psychiatry has tended to give insufficient attention to mental health care for the elderly, clinicians often need help when assessing and treating problems specific to older clients. Clinical Manual of Geriatric Psychiatry provides a single-volume reference that covers the full range of such problems, from depression to dementia. It shows that psychiatrists working with older people must sometimes be willing to play a generalist's role, combining routine medical management with psychiatric interventions or helping with social or situational problem...
ISBN(s)
1585621951, 9781565621958, 9781585621958
