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Psychosis in the Elderly
Contributor(s): Hassett, Anne M. (Author), Ames, David (Author), Chiu, Edmond (Author)
ISBN: 0367392631     ISBN-13: 9780367392635
Publisher: CRC Press
OUR PRICE:   $75.95  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: September 2019
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Psychology | Psychopathology - General
- Psychology | Developmental - Adulthood & Aging
- Medical | Geriatrics
Dewey: 618.976
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.1" W x 9.2" (1.10 lbs) 260 pages
Themes:
- Generational Orientation - Elderly/Aged
 
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Across the spectrum of psychopathology in later life, psychotic symptomatology has been the most neglected, and although literature in this area is increasing, this is the first book to address the need for an overarching framework to examine and understand late-life psychotic phenomena. Exploring the practical and ethical issues that arise when managing psychotic elderly patients in the community, as well as the sequelae of stigmatisation and carer stress,
this text

  • brings together the latest research findings on schizophrenia as it presents in later life
  • covers the frequent comorbidity of psychotic symptoms with cognitive impairment, mood disturbance and physical illness
  • highlights the diversity of late-life psychotic symptomatology, discussing both aetiological considerations and management strategies