Psychosis in the Elderly

by Edmond Chiu, Anne M. Hassett, David Ames

Book Overview

Across the spectrum of psychopathology in later life, psychotic symptomatology has been the most neglected, and although literature in this area is increasing, this is the first book to address the need for an overarching framework to examine and understand late-life psychotic phenomena. Exploring the practical and ethical issues that arise when managing psychotic elderly patients in the community, as well as the sequelae of stigmatisation and carer...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1841843946
• ISBN13: 9781841843940
• Release Date: June 2005
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Length: 276 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 9.5"