Health Care of the Elderly: Essays in Old Age Medicine, Psychiatry and Services

ISBN-13: 9781032257617 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 236 str.

Tom Arie

Opis

Originally published in 1981, this book spans medicine, psychiatry, social work and organisation of services of the elderly, written by eminent authors from several different professions.

Recenzje

‘Barbara Gray and Bernard Isaacs have collaborated to produce a guide for practitioners which leaves little to criticize.’ Paul Brierley, Journal of Social Policy.

Spis treści

1. Introduction. Health Care of the Very Elderly: Too Frail A Basket For So Many Eggs? Part 1: Medicine 2. Stroke Rehabilitation: What Are We All Doing? 3. The Elderly in a Cold Environment 4. Parkinsonism and Ageing Part 2: Psychiatry 5. Dementia: Misfits in Need of Care 6. Affective Illnesses7. Neurosis in Old Age 8. Psychotherapy for the Elderly Adrian Verwoerdt Part 3: Services 9. What is a ‘Social Problem’ in Geriatrics? 10. The Frail Elderly – A Social Worker’s Perspective 11. Institutional Care 12. Screening, Surveillance and Case-Finding 13. Service Innovations in Geriatric Psychiatry 14. Is Geriatrics a Speciality?

O autorze

Tom Arie was Foundation Professor of Health Care of the Elderly at the University of Nottingham, UK.