Schizophrenia and paranoid disorders in late life Barton W. Palmer Gauri N. Savla Thomas W. Meeks Introduction Estimates of the point-prevalence of paranoia and other psychotic symptoms among persons age…
Substance use disorders in older people Henry O’Connell Brian Lawlor Introduction This chapter is divided into three main sections, focussing respectively on alcohol use disorders (AUDs), medication use disorders (MUDs),…
Delirium in the elderly James Lindesay Note Dementia in people of all ages is considered in Part 4, Section 4.1, where the following topics are considered: Chapter 4.1.2 Dementia: Alzheimer’s…
Assessment of mental disorder in older patients Robin Jacoby The assessment of older people is not fundamentally different from that of younger patients. The principles of taking history and mental-state…
The ageing population and the epidemiology of mental disorders among the elderly Scott Henderson Laura Fratiglioni In the last decades the ageing of the populations has become a worldwide phenomenon.(1)…
Sociology of normal ageing Sarah Harper Introduction Research on the sociology of normal ageing has focused on understanding the paradigms of ‘successful ageing’. In an apparent reaction to ‘disengagement theory’(1)…
The biology of ageing Alan H. Bittles Introduction Although old age is readily recognizable, methods to define and measure the underlying biological processes are much less amenable to study. For…
Mental health services for ethnic minorities Tom K. J. Craig Dinesh Bhugra Ethnicity, culture, and health care need Services aimed at minority ethnic populations are all too often developed on…
Mental health services for homeless mentally ill people Tom K. J. Craig Definition and demography of homelessness and its link to mental illness The term ‘homeless’ has been used to…
The special psychiatric problems of refugees Richard F. Mollica Melissa A. Culhane Daniel H. Hovelson While the forced displacement of people from their homes has been described since ancient times,…
