Geriatric Psychiatry Basics

Doctors who know something about working with the elderly are in greater demand than ever before.

This is also true in psychiatry, where the number of geriatric psychiatry specialists falls far short of the need. Because of this unbalance, general psychiatrists—many of whom have little or no training or experience in dealing with older adults and their specific issues—are now being called upon to offer care to this population.

In this book, Sakauye covers issues fundamental to the field of ge...