The American Psychiatric Publishing Textbook of Geriatric Neuropsychiatry, Third Edition

C. Edward Coffey, M.D., Jeffrey L. Cummings, M.D., and Norman L. Foster, M.D.
Edited by Mark S. George, M.D., and Daniel Weintraub, M.D.

2011
800 Pages
Editorial Reviews

ISBN 978-1-58562-371-6
Item #62371

List Price: $234.00
APA Members: $187.20
APA Resident-Fellow Members: $175.50

Buying In Canada or Europe?

Description
Contents
Editorial Reviews
Contributors
About the Authors

The third edition of the popular Textbook of Geriatric Neuropsychiatry thoroughly reviews this clinical subspecialty devoted to the diagnosis and treatment of psychiatric and behavior disorders in aging patients who display impaired brain function. In this text, world-renowned neuropsychiatrists and neuroscientists provide practical application of the latest research for both experienced clinicians and those new to the study of neuropsychiatry for the elderly. The book provides a comprehensive approach to treatment and contemporary neuroscience:

Addresses the reality of an increasing aging population and the accompanying psychosocial changes this brings for patients and caregivers.
Focuses on the health care of patients with neuropsychiatric illness.
Consolidating the continued explosion of neuroscience research and the understanding of human behavior as it relates to aging.
Bridges the fields of geriatric neurology and geriatric psychiatry, emphasizing relationships between neuropsychiatric illness and the aging of the nervous system.
Responds to advancements in the study and science of geriatric neuropsychiatry, as well as feedback from past readers and clinicians.

Concise and organized for easy reference, the textbook is divided into four parts that disclose clinically relevant information within the context of the very latest in neuroscience research and clinical application, including:

Clinical definitions of the essential neuropsychiatric syndromes and disorders commonly seen in the elderly and how these disorders manifest.
Emphasis on the principles and special considerations essential for the safe and effective treatment of neuropsychiatric disorders in the elderly.
Study of the importance of interactions among aging; psychosocial, family, and neuropharmacological elements; and brain stimulation therapies.
In-depth review of the influence of the aging nervous system on the pathophysiology, neuropsychiatric manifestations, clinical course, and prognosis of neurological and psychiatric illness in the elderly.

Geriatric neuropsychiatry is an integrative specialty that draws from a diversity of fields including psychiatry, neuropsychiatry, neuroimaging, neuropsychopharmacology, gerontology, genetics, and molecular biology, to name a few. Incorporating these perspectives, this text is highly recommended for psychiatrists, neurologists, psychologists, geriatricians, psychiatric nurses, residents and fellows, and other clinicians interested in the study and treatment of the effects of aging on the brain.

Contributors
Preface
Part I: Introduction to Geriatric Neuropsychiatry
Chapter 1. Geriatric Neuropsychiatry
Chapter 2. Neurobiology of Aging
Chapter 3. Neurobiological Basis of Behavior
Part II: Neuropsychiatric Assessment
Chapter 4. Neuropsychiatric Assessment
Chapter 5. Neuropsychological Assessment
Chapter 6. Imaging the Structure of the Aging Human Brain
Chapter 7. Molecular Imaging in Neuropsychiatry
Part III: Principles of Neuropsychiatric Treatment
Chapter 8. Psychosocial Therapies
Chapter 9. Geriatric Neuropsychopharmacology
Chapter 10. Electroconvulsive Therapy and Related Treatments
Chapter 11. Brain Stimulation Therapies: Vagus Nerve Stimulation, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation, and Deep Brain Stimulation
Chapter 12. Cognitive Impairment and Rehabilitation
Chapter 13. Neuropsychiatry in the Long-Term-Care Setting
Chapter 14. Ethical and Legal Issues
Part IV: Neuropsychiatric Syndromes and Disorders
Chapter 15. Delirium
Chapter 16. Alzheimer's Disease and the Frontotemporal Dementia Syndromes
Chapter 17. Addiction
Chapter 18. Sleep Disorders
Chapter 19. Mood Disorders
Chapter 20. Anxiety Disorders
Chapter 21. Psychosis
Chapter 22. Contemporary Personality Psychology
Chapter 23. Pain
Chapter 24. Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders
Chapter 25. Cerebrovascular Disease
Chapter 26. Traumatic Brain Injury
Chapter 27. Epilepsy
Chapter 28. Neoplastic, Demyelinating, Infectious, and Inflammatory Brain Disorders
Chapter 29. Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated With General Medical Therapies
Index

C. Edward Coffey, M.D., is the Vice President of Henry Ford Health System, where he is also Chief Executive Officer of Behavioral Health Services; Kathleen and Earl Ward Chair of Psychiatry at Henry Ford Hospital; Director of the Center for Brain Stimulation Therapies at Henry Ford Hospital; and Professor of Psychiatry and of Neurology at Wayne State University (Henry Ford Campus) in Detroit, Michigan.

Jeffrey L. Cummings, M.D., is the Director of the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health and the Andrea and Joseph Hahn Chair of Neurotherapeutics at the Cleveland Clinic Neurological Institute in Las Vegas, Nevada; Cleveland, Ohio; and Westin, Florida.

Our elderly patients, who suffer from neurological disorders such as traumatic brain injury, dementia, Parkinson disease, and cerebrovascular disease, must have physicians who know that the presentation, evaluation and treatment differ from the usual patient care. With the recognition that neuropsychiatry (with behavioral neurology) is a subspecialty with a specific knowledge base and perspective, the impressive group of experts assembled for the Textbook of Geriatric Neuropsychiatry provide the foundation for providing quality and cutting-edge care to our patients.—Jonathan M. Silver, M.D., Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, NYU School of Medicine, Fellow, American Neuropsychiatric Association, Diplomate, Behavioral Neurology & Neuropsychiatry, New York, NY

The third edition of this book remains an outstanding contribution to the field.
Clinicians and researchers as well as trainees will, without a doubt, benefit from reading and referring to this book.—Michael Joel Schrift, D.O.,M.A.,, Doody Enterprises, 7/23/2011