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Conclusion

The good physician treats the disease, but the great physician treats the patient who has the disease.

—William Osler

IN this book, we have discussed common mental health issues that affect older adults, including delirium, major neurocognitive disorder (dementia), depression, drugs causing disorders, sleep disorders (dyssomnias), and mental health symptoms due to medical and neurological disorders. We also have outlined techniques to assess and manage these disorders with a wide range of modalities, including psychopharmacological, psychotherapeutic, and psychosocial.

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