Περιεχόμενα
Introduction: geriatric medicine and old age psychiatry Rob Wears
1. Psychological well-being in later life Dr Andrew Papadopoulos
2. The epidemiology of mental illness in older people in acute hospitals
a growing challenge for the liaison psychiatrist Christiana Elisha-Aboh and George Crowther
3. Elderly friendly environment Khalid Ali
4. Communication with older people Sarmishtha Bhattacharyya and Susan Benbow
5. Privacy and dignity in acute hospitals Eve Braithwaite and Sean Ninan
6. Liaison psychiatry and law Hugh Series
7. Safeguarding adults Sarah Murphy and Sabeena Pheerunggee
8. Carers needs
during and after admission David Jolley, Brenda Roe and Caroline Sutcliffe
9. Dementia and related disorders Farooq Khan and Dr Ayesha Bangash
10. Causes and management of BPSD in acute hospitals Ravinder Kaur Hayer and George Tadros
11. Delirium Mani Santhana Krishnan, Josie Jenkinson and Rashi Negi
12. Depression and associated disorders Wendy Burn, George Crowther and Eimear Devlin
13. Suicide assessment and management Peter Byrne and Cate Bailey
14. Fear and anxiety in acute settings Andrew Papdobopoulos, Osama Refaat and George Tadros
15. Late onset psychosis and related disorders Simon Thacker and Katie Ward
16. Drug and alcohol misuse in older people Tony Rao and Cathy Symonds
17. Perioperative medical management of elderly patients Atef Michael and Nonyelum Obiechina
18. Parkinson’s disease and degenerative neurological disorders Sally Jones
19. Comprehensive geriatric assessment Khalid Ali
20. Interface with community services Ben Underwood, Rosalind Tandy and Emad Sidhom
21. Psychometric scales in elderly care Tareq Qassem.