Psychiatrie de la personne âgée (3e édition)

Justified by the challenges posed by an ageing and fragile population, geriatric psychiatry is now a subspecialty in its own right. Increasing life expectancy is accompanied by a higher prevalence of mental disorders, and neurocognitive disorders and the coexistence of somatic pathologies are a challenge for practitioners.

In this context, geriatric psychiatry cannot be reduced to a simple geriatric version of general psychiatry for young adults. It requires specific skills and an adapted clinical approach to respond to the complexity of situations.

Written by more than 70 experts, this book explores all aspects of psychiatric care for older people. The five parts of this new edition offer 57 fully updated and expanded chapters:

1. the current state of knowledge on ageing, psychopharmacology, the sociology of old age and ethics;

2. the various clinical aspects of mental disorders in older people, with a new chapter on catatonic syndrome;

3. therapeutic aspects (drug treatments and non-drug interventions);

4. psychosocial aspects, including care pathways, emergency and crisis issues, etc.;

5. research tools and prospects, as well as a new topic covering forensic psychiatry.

This new edition of Psychiatrie de la personne âgée is an essential reference work for psychiatrists, geriatricians, general practitioners and all medical and social professionals working with elderly people.