Mental Health and Illness of the Elderly

Bibliografische gegevens
Coauteur: SpringerLink (Online service)
Andere auteurs: Chiu, Helen (Redacteur), Shulman, Kenneth (Redacteur)
Samenvatting:25 illus., 17 illus. in color. eReference.
text
Taal:Engels
Gepubliceerd in: Singapore : Springer Nature Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
Editie:1st ed. 2017.
Reeks:Mental Health and Illness Worldwide,
Onderwerpen:
Online toegang:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-2414-6
Formaat: Elektronisch Boek
Inhoudsopgave:
  • Tentative Table of Contents
  • Challenges of ageing populations around the world
  • Mental health problems of the elderly
  • Epidemiology of mental disorders – cross cultural comparison
  • Neurobiology of dementia.-Psychopathology of depression / dementia/ delirium/ delusional disorder
  • Co-morbidities with physical illnesses
  • Pharmacotherapy
  • Psychological therapies
  • Early detection of mental disorders program
  • Elderly services from different countries
  • Community care
  • Health economics of service
  • Caregivers program
  • Dementia prevention
  • Elderly suicide - Suicide prevention.