
Philip Cowen
et al.
Published online:
01 November 2013
Published in print:
01 August 2012
Online ISBN:
9780191766794
Print ISBN:
9780199605613
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Introduction Introduction
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Normal ageing Normal ageing
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Demographics Demographics
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Physical changes in the brain Physical changes in the brain
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The neuropsychology of ageing The neuropsychology of ageing
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Physical health Physical health
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Social circumstances Social circumstances
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Epidemiology of psychiatric disorders in the elderly Epidemiology of psychiatric disorders in the elderly
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Dementia Dementia
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Delirium Delirium
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Mood disorder Mood disorder
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Anxiety disorders Anxiety disorders
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Schizophrenia-like disorders Schizophrenia-like disorders
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Principles and practice of old age psychiatry Principles and practice of old age psychiatry
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Organization of services Organization of services
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Health services Health services
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Primary care Primary care
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Old age psychiatry services Old age psychiatry services
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Social services Social services
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Domiciliary services Domiciliary services
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Residential and nursing care Residential and nursing care
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Voluntary services Voluntary services
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Informal carers Informal carers
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Psychiatric assessment in the elderly Psychiatric assessment in the elderly
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The referral The referral
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Informants Informants
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Where to assess the patient Where to assess the patient
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The assessment The assessment
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Psychiatric treatment in the elderly Psychiatric treatment in the elderly
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Physical treatments Physical treatments
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Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)
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Psychological treatment Psychological treatment
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Psychosocial treatments Psychosocial treatments
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Legal, financial, and ethical issues Legal, financial, and ethical issues
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Financial affairs Financial affairs
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Driving Driving
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Abuse and neglect of the elderly Abuse and neglect of the elderly
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Elder abuse Elder abuse
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Treatment of dementia Treatment of dementia
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Treatment of behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia Treatment of behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia
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Non-pharmacological treatment of behavioural and psychological symptoms Non-pharmacological treatment of behavioural and psychological symptoms
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Drug treatment of behavioural and psychological symptoms Drug treatment of behavioural and psychological symptoms
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Antipsychotics Antipsychotics
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Cholinesterase inhibitors and memantine Cholinesterase inhibitors and memantine
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Other drugs Other drugs
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Drug treatment of Alzheimer's disease Drug treatment of Alzheimer's disease
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Cholinesterase inhibitors Cholinesterase inhibitors
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Memantine Memantine
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Other drugs Other drugs
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Novel treatment approaches Novel treatment approaches
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Drug treatment of other dementias Drug treatment of other dementias
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Vascular dementia Vascular dementia
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Dementia with Lewy bodies Dementia with Lewy bodies
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Other dementias Other dementias
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Clinical features and treatment of psychiatric disorders in the elderly Clinical features and treatment of psychiatric disorders in the elderly
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Depressive disorder in the elderly Depressive disorder in the elderly
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Clinical features Clinical features
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Depressive pseudodementia Depressive pseudodementia
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Aetiology Aetiology
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Differential diagnosis Differential diagnosis
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Treatment Treatment
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Course and prognosis Course and prognosis
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Bipolar disorder in the elderly Bipolar disorder in the elderly
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Anxiety disorders in the elderly Anxiety disorders in the elderly
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Schizophrenia-like disorders in the elderly Schizophrenia-like disorders in the elderly
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Clinical features Clinical features
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Course and prognosis Course and prognosis
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Differential diagnosis Differential diagnosis
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Aetiology Aetiology
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Treatment Treatment
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Personality disorder in the elderly Personality disorder in the elderly
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Other psychiatric syndromes of the elderly Other psychiatric syndromes of the elderly
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Senile squalor syndrome Senile squalor syndrome
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Charles Bonnet syndrome Charles Bonnet syndrome
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Further reading Further reading
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Cite
Cowen, Philip, Paul Harrison, and Tom Burns, 'Psychiatry of the elderly', Shorter Oxford Textbook of Psychiatry, 6 edn, Oxford Textbooks (Oxford , 2012; online edn, Oxford Academic, 1 Nov. 2013), https://doi.org/10.1093/med/9780199605613.003.0018, accessed 18 May 2025.
Abstract
When considering psychiatric disorder in the elderly, the clinician must be able to collect and integrate information from a variety of sources, and produce a management plan which takes account of physical and social needs, as well as psychological ones. This plan is likely to involve the cooperation of several professionals. It is in this clinical complexity that much of the challenge and fascination of old age psychiatry lies. Chapter 18 deals with the psychiatry of old age, with two important exceptions, both of which were covered in Chapter 13: delirium, and the clinical features, aetiology, and investigation of dementia.
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