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' It is a pleasure to introduce a book which I have found both good reading and a

stimulus to think more about the non-organic mental misery which is so common

and often so remediable, in old age. I see this volume as a timely exercise in

stocktaking. Depression, not dementia is still the commonest mental disorder of old

age.'

From the foreword by Tom Arie.

Psychiatry in old age is no longer a field solely concerned with the ' Everest of

Dementia'. Until now, however, the literature has sadly neglected the broad field

of mental illness in the elderly which, lacking a demonstrable organic basis, has

tended to be called 'functional'. Professor Chiu and Dr Ames provide us with the

first comprehensive text to deal with all the nondementing psychiatric disorders in

a practical guide with exhaustive reference for practitioners from all clinical

disciplines related to geriatric psychiatry.

' It is the functional illness in the elderly that we should be able to help now. This

text clearly outlines our 'core knowledge' about the clinical problems, discusses

appropriate treatments and also describes gaps in the knowledge where future

research is needed'.

From the concluding overview by Brian Davies.

This multidisciplinary work is of international significance. It links psychiatry

and somatic medicine and confronts issues of comorbidity. Mood disorders are the

commonest psychiatric illnesses encountered in the elderly and as such they

receive the greatest coverage, but the text also focuses on the controversial area of

late life paranoid disorder and schizophrenia, the neglected field of neurosis in old

age and the emerging problem of substance abuse in the older patient. Several

chapters feature case histories to bring the subject into lively focus. All chapters are

neatly cross-referenced and rich in practical advice for the multidisiplinary team.

FUNCTIONAL PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS OF THE ELDERLY

FUNCTIONAL PSYCHIATRIC

DISORDERS OF THE ELDERLY

Edited by

EDMOND CHIU

Academic Unit in Psychiatry of Old Age, University of Melbourne,

Victoria, Australia

DAVID AMES

Academic Unit in Psychiatry of Old Age, University of Melbourne,

Victoria, Australia

CAMBRIDGE

UNIVERSITY PRESS

1994 - Functional psychiatric disorders of the elderly - Chiu & Ames.pdf