The American Psychiatric Publishing Textbook of Geriatric Neuropsychiatry Book

Preface. Part I: Introduction to Geriatric Neuropsychiatry. Geriatric neuropsychiatry. Neurobiology of aging. Neurobiological basis of behavior. Part II: Neuropsychiatric Assessment. Neuropsychiatric assessment. Neuropsychological assessment. Imaging the structure of the aging human brain. Molecular imaging in neuropsychiatry. Part III: Principles of Neuropsychiatric Treatment. Psychosocial therapies. Geriatric neuropsychopharmacology. Electroconvulsive therapy and related treatments. Brain stimulation therapies: vagus nerve stimulation, transcranial magnetic stimulation, transcranial direct current stimulation, and deep brain stimulation. Cognitive impairment and rehabilitation. Neuropsychiatry in the long-term-care setting. Ethical and legal issues. Part IV: Neuropsychiatric Syndromes and Disorders. Delirium. Alzheimer's disease and the frontotemporal dementia syndromes. Addiction. Sleep disorders. Mood disorders. Anxiety disorders. Psychosis. Addiction. Contemporary personality psychology. Pain. Parkinson's disease and movement disorders. Cerebrovascular disease. Traumatic brain injury. Epilepsy. Neoplastic, demyelinating, infectious, and inflammatory brain disorders. Neuropsychiatric disorders secondary to general medical therapies. Index.