Aging and mental disorders Book

	Foreword
	Foreword
	Acknowledgments
Pt. I	Transcultural Perspectives on Aging
1	Aging in Japan	3
2	Mental Function and Health Status of Centenarians	23
3	Quality of Life: Affect and Mood in Late Life	38
4	Living Accommodations for the Urban Elderly	56
5	The Epidemiology of Dementia and Depression in Later Life	65
Pt. II	Perspectives on Mental Disorders: Diagnosis
6	Depression versus Dementia in the Elderly	83
7	Depression and Suicide in Late Life	91
8	Psychological Assessment and Rating Scales: Depression and Other Age-Related Affective Disorders	102
9	Psychosocial and Cultural Aspects of Dementia: A European Perspective	124
10	Age-Associated Memory Impairment: Diagnosis, Research, and Treatment	134
11	Approaches in the Experimental Neuropsychology of Dementia: A Methodological and Model Review	150
Pt. III	Perspectives on Mental Disorders: Treatment and Management
12	Alzheimer's Disease: Risk Factors and Therapeutic Challenges	177
13	Psychotropics in the Elderly	194
14	Use of Psychotropics in the Elderly in the United States: An Overview	212
15	Pharmacotherapy in Later Life: Eastern Principles	239
Pt. IV	Organization of Services and Government Policy
16	Model for Diagnosis and Treatment of Psychological and Somatic Disturbances in the Elderly: A German Perspective	255
17	Assessment Units and Other Care Facilities for Patients with Dementia	267
18	Concept of Psychiatric Care in the Netherlands	280
19	Organization of Psychogeriatrics in Western Countries: A Critical Study	298
20	Geriatric Psychiatry Services in North America	317
21	Coping with Dementia in Sweden	330
22	Geriatric Psychiatry Day Hospital: A Treatment Program for Depressed Older Adults	338
23	Long-Term Care, Psychogeriatrics, and Government: Regulation in the United States	356
Pt. V	Education and Training
24	Education and Old Age Psychiatry: The UK Experience	369
25	Nursing Issues in Psychogeriatrics	394
26	Development of Subspecialization for Geriatric Psychiatry in the United States	407
	Subject Index	413