Integrated Management of Depression in the Elderly
Cambridge University Press, 4/3/2008
EAN 9780521689809, ISBN10: 0521689805
Paperback, 202 pages, 22.9 x 15.2 x 1 cm
Language: English
Depression is one of the most common mental health problems facing older people, and it is often unrecognised and usually under-treated. Integrated Management of Depression in the Elderly provides an entirely new approach to understanding late-life depression, by using a series of case studies with commentaries from practitioners internationally. The book covers the epidemiology, presentation and diagnosis of depression in older people and outlines current evidence for effective management drawing on recently published work. The substantive part of the book presents ten case studies of increasing complexity, each case has a commentary from a primary care clinician and a health or social care professional, to outline how professionals should work together to manage the patient within their community. Contributions from world experts give the book an international appeal. It will appeal to a wide audience of health and social care professionals together with psychiatrists-in-training.
Acknowledgements
Foreword Dan Blazer
Preface
1. Late-life depression
an introduction
2. Management of late-life depression
3. Management of late-life depression in primary care
case studies UK
4. Management of more complicated depression in primary care
case studies UK
5. Management of late-life depression across the primary and secondary care interface
case studies UK
6. Management of late-life depression around the world
summary of international commentaries
7. Management of late-life depression
useful resources
Appendix. International commentaries
Index.
'The result is accessible and very readable and although the introductory material is quite brief it is authoritative and well summarised. The focus on primary care is clear throughout and the book uses the stepped care approach proposed by NICE (National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence) that will be familiar to many people in the UK. ... How well does the imaginative format of the book work? The cases are typical of everyday practice and raise important issues. The vignettes could themselves be used for teaching and discussion purposes, before making reference to the discussion. ... Reading and listening to stories is something that draws us to other people and its emphasis on stories is what helps to bring this book alive.' Psychological Medicine