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ISBN 10: 1585620378
ISBN 13: 978-1585620371
Author: Carl I. Cohen
This book is an overview of the current state of knowledge about schizophrenia in later life and its implications for service, research, and policy. Broad coverage includes information on demographic and clinical characteristics of older schizophrenic persons, treatment approaches, research strategies, and economic and health policy issues.
Table of contents:
PART I
Epidemiology, Historical Background, Illness Phenomenology, and Diagnostic Issues
Chapter 1
Patterns of Care for Persons 65 Years and
Older With Schizophrenia
Donna D. McAlpine, Ph.D.
Chapter 2
Changes in Schizophrenia Across Time:
Paradoxes, Patterns, and Predictors
Courtenay M. Harding, Ph.D.
Chapter 3
A Comparison of Early- and Late-Onset Schizophrenia
Barton W. Palmer, Ph.D.
Gauri V. Nayak, M.A.
Dilip V. Jeste, M.D.
Chapter 4
Differential Diagnosis of Psychotic Disorders in the Elderly
Abhilash K. Desai, M.D.
George T. Grossberg, M.D.
P.A.R.T II
Biological and Medical Aspects
Chapter 5
Biological Changes in Older Adults With Schizophrenia
Susan K. Schultz, M.D.
Chapter 6
Cognitive Functioning in Late-Life Schizophrenia:
Course and Correlates
Philip D. Harvey, Ph.D.
Joseph I. Friedman, M.D.
Chapter 7
Medical Comorbidity in Older Persons With Schizophrenia…
Raymelle Schoos, M.D.
Carl I. Cohen, M.D.
PART III
Gender and Sociocultural Aspects
Chapter 8
Gender Differences in Schizophrenia Across the Life Span
Mary V. Seeman, M.D.
Chapter 9
Social Vicissitudes of Schizophrenia in Later Life
Carl I. Cohen, M.D.
P.A.R.T IV
Treatment and Service Issues
Chapter 10
What Are the Service Needs of Aging People With Schizophrenia?
Suzanne Meeks, Ph.D.
Colin A. Depp, M.A.
Chapter 11
Use of Novel Antipsychotics in Older
Patients With Schizophrenia
John W. Kasckow, M.D., Ph.D.
Somaia Mohamed, M.D., Ph.D.
Sidney Zisook, M.D.
Dilip V. Jeste, M.D.
Chapter 12
Community-Based Treatment of Schizophrenia and
Other Severe Mental Illnesses
Somaia Mohamed, M.D., Ph.D.
John W. Kasckow, M.D., Ph.D.
Eric Granholm, Ph.D.
Dilip V. Jeste, M.D.
Chapter 13
Biobehavioral Treatment and Rehabilitation for Older Adults With Schizophrenia.
Robert Paul Liberman, M.D.
Chapter 14
Changing Caregiving Needs as Persons With Schizophrenia Grow Older…
Harriet P. Lefley, Ph.D.
Chapter 15
Mental Health Policy and Financing of Services for
Older Adults With Severe Mental Illness
Stephen J. Bartels, M.D., M.S.
Aricca R. Dums, B.A.
P.A.R.T V
Future Directions
Chapter 16
Toward the Development of Theory and Research in Aging and Schizophrenia Carl I. Cohen, M.D.
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