Reviews
"This is an important book...it will become the standard reference book for all major topics under the rubric of late-life depression."--International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, "This book is "state of the art" . . . The editors have brought together many of the leading researchers in the field to assemble an authoritative reference that will be useful for students, residents, practicing physicians, and mental health professionals in related fields. For amultiauthored textbook, Late-Life Depression is well organized, appropriately succinct, and clear. Those qualities in themselves are accomplishments. The great strength of the book is its medical and biologic orientation . . . It will serve as an excellent resource for those seeking to understandthe clinical varieties of the condition, relevant pathobiologic theories and correlates, and approaches to treatment." --The New England Journal of Medicine, "...an up-to-date book that helps illuminate the deleterious relationship between depression in late life and other illnesses."--Psychiatric Services, "...full of lively and expert discussion on a topic that is of interest not only to specialists in geriatric mental health, but also to generalist health professionals and academics who care for and study our increasingly aged population."--The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, "An outstanding 388-page textbook dedicated to the subject of depression in the elderly. What is remarkable about this book is that it strives to use an evidence-based approach to describe illness models and clinical treatments . . . an excellent textbook that can be used as a clinical resource, a study aid for the boards, or a review of the evidence-based research in late-life depression." --Journal of Clinical Psychiatry"This book is "state of the art" . . . The editors have brought together many of the leading researchers in the field to assemble an authoritative reference that will be useful for students, residents, practicing physicians, and mental health professionals in related fields. For a multiauthored textbook, Late-Life Depression is well organized, appropriately succinct, and clear. Those qualities in themselves are accomplishments. The great strength of the bookis its medical and biologic orientation . . . It will serve as an excellent resource for those seeking to understand the clinical varieties of the condition, relevant pathobiologic theories andcorrelates, and approaches to treatment." --The New England Journal of Medicine"...full of lively and expert discussion on a topic that is of interest not only to specialists in geriatric mental health, but also to generalist health professionals and academics who care for and study our increasingly aged population."--The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease"...an up-to-date book that helps illuminate the deleterious relationship between depression in late life and other illnesses."--Psychiatric Services"This is an important book...it will become the standard reference book for all major topics under the rubric of late-life depression."--International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry"This book is "state of the art" . . . The editors have brought together many of the leading researchers in the field to assemble an authoritative reference that will be useful for students, residents, practicing physicians, and mental health professionals in related fields. For a multiauthored textbook, Late-Life Depression is well organized, appropriately succinct, and clear. Those qualities in themselves are accomplishments. The great strength of the bookis its medical and biologic orientation . . . It will serve as an excellent resource for those seeking to understand the clinical varieties of the condition, relevant pathobiologic theories andcorrelates, and approaches to treatment." --The New England Journal of Medicine"An outstanding 388-page textbook dedicated to the subject of depression in the elderly. What is remarkable about this book is that it strives to use an evidence-based approach to describe illness models and clinical treatments . . . an excellent textbook that can be used as a clinical resource, a study aid for the boards, or a review of the evidence-based research in late-life depression." --Journal of Clinical Psychiatry"...full of lively and expert discussion on a topic that is of interest not only to specialists in geriatric mental health, but also to generalist health professionals and academics who care for and study our increasingly aged population."--The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease"...an up-to-date book that helps illuminate the deleterious relationship between depression in late life and other illnesses."--Psychiatric Services"This is an important book...it will become the standard reference book for all major topics under the rubric of late-life depression."--International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, "An outstanding 388-page textbook dedicated to the subject of depression in the elderly. What is remarkable about this book is that it strives to use an evidence-based approach to describe illness models and clinical treatments . . . an excellent textbook that can be used as a clinicalresource, a study aid for the boards, or a review of the evidence-based research in late-life depression." --Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, "An outstanding 388-page textbook dedicated to the subject of depression in the elderly. What is remarkable about this book is that it strives to use an evidence-based approach to describe illness models and clinical treatments . . . an excellent textbook that can be used as a clinical resource, a study aid for the boards, or a review of the evidence-based research in late-life depression." -- Journal of Clinical Psychiatry "This book is "state of the art" . . . The editors have brought together many of the leading researchers in the field to assemble an authoritative reference that will be useful for students, residents, practicing physicians, and mental health professionals in related fields. For a multiauthored textbook, Late-Life Depression is well organized, appropriately succinct, and clear. Those qualities in themselves are accomplishments. The great strength of the book is its medical and biologic orientation . . . It will serve as an excellent resource for those seeking to understand the clinical varieties of the condition, relevant pathobiologic theories and correlates, and approaches to treatment." -- The New England Journal of Medicine "...full of lively and expert discussion on a topic that is of interest not only to specialists in geriatric mental health, but also to generalist health professionals and academics who care for and study our increasingly aged population."-- The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease "...an up-to-date book that helps illuminate the deleterious relationship between depression in late life and other illnesses."-- Psychiatric Services "This is an important book...it will become the standard reference book for all major topics under the rubric of late-life depression."-- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, "An outstanding 388-page textbook dedicated to the subject of depression in the elderly. What is remarkable about this book is that it strives to use an evidence-based approach to describe illness models and clinical treatments . . . an excellent textbook that can be used as a clinical resource, a study aid for the boards, or a review of the evidence-based research in late-life depression." --Journal of Clinical Psychiatry"This book is "state of the art" . . . The editors have brought together many of the leading researchers in the field to assemble an authoritative reference that will be useful for students, residents, practicing physicians, and mental health professionals in related fields. For a multiauthored textbook, Late-Life Depression is well organized, appropriately succinct, and clear. Those qualities in themselves are accomplishments. The great strength of the book is its medical and biologic orientation . . . It will serve as an excellent resource for those seeking to understand the clinical varieties of the condition, relevant pathobiologic theories and correlates, and approaches to treatment." --The New England Journal of Medicine"...full of lively and expert discussion on a topic that is of interest not only to specialists in geriatric mental health, but also to generalist health professionals and academics who care for and study our increasingly aged population."--The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease"...an up-to-date book that helps illuminate the deleterious relationship between depression in late life and other illnesses."--Psychiatric Services"This is an important book...it will become the standard reference book for all major topics under the rubric of late-life depression."--International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, "...full of lively and expert discussion on a topic that is of interestnot only to specialists in geriatric mental health, but also to generalisthealth professionals and academics who care for and study our increasingly agedpopulation."--The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, "An outstanding 388-page textbook dedicated to the subject of depression in the elderly. What is remarkable about this book is that it strives to use an evidence-based approach to describe illness models and clinical treatments . . . an excellent textbook that can be used as a clinical resource, a study aid for the boards, or a review of the evidence-based research in late-life depression." --Journal of Clinical Psychiatry "This book is "state of the art" . . . The editors have brought together many of the leading researchers in the field to assemble an authoritative reference that will be useful for students, residents, practicing physicians, and mental health professionals in related fields. For a multiauthored textbook, Late-Life Depression is well organized, appropriately succinct, and clear. Those qualities in themselves are accomplishments. The great strength of the book is its medical and biologic orientation . . . It will serve as an excellent resource for those seeking to understand the clinical varieties of the condition, relevant pathobiologic theories and correlates, and approaches to treatment." --The New England Journal of Medicine "...full of lively and expert discussion on a topic that is of interest not only to specialists in geriatric mental health, but also to generalist health professionals and academics who care for and study our increasingly aged population."--The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease "...an up-to-date book that helps illuminate the deleterious relationship between depression in late life and other illnesses."--Psychiatric Services "This is an important book...it will become the standard reference book for all major topics under the rubric of late-life depression."--International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
Table of Content
IntroductionPART I EPIDEMIOLOGY AND THE BURDEN OF ILLNESS1. The Epidemiology of Depressive Disorders in Late Life, Dan G. Blazer2. The Social and Financial Burden of Late-Life Depression to Society and Individuals, Barry D. Lebowitz and Jason T. OlinPART II THE PHENOMENOLOGY AND DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS OF LATE-LIFE MOOD DISORDERS3. Unipolar Depression, George S. Alexopoulos and William Apfeldorf4. Bipolar Disorders, Robert C. Young5. Dysthymic Disorder in the Elderly, D.P. Devanand6. Non-Major Clinically Significant Depression in the Elderly, Anand Kumar, Helen Lavretsky, and Virginia Elderkin-Thompson7. Mixed Cognitive and Depressive Syndromes, Helen Lavretsky and Gary W. Small8. Suicide, Yeates Conwell9. Bereavement and Depression, Paula J. ClaytonPART III THE PSYCHOBIOLOGY OF LATE-LIFE DEPRESSION10. Neuropsychological Assessment of Late-Life Depression, Wilfred G. van Gorp, James C. Root, and Harold A. Sackeim11. Structural and Functional Brain Imaging in Late-Life Depression Harold A. Sackeim12. Late-Life Depression and the Vascular Hypothesis, K.R. Ranga Krishnan13. Hypothalmic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis Activity in Mood and Cognition in the Elderly: Implications for Symptoms and Outcomes, Jennifer Keller, Theresa M. Buckley, and Alan F. Schatzberg14. The Neuroendocrinology of Aging, Stuart N. SeidmanPART IV TREATMENT15. Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics in Late Life, Bruce G. Pollock16. Antidepressant Medication for the Treatment of Late Life Depression, Steven P. Roose and Harold A. Sackeim17. Antidepressant Side Effects, Carl Salzman18. Mood Stabilizers, Charles L. Bowden and Nancy U. Karren19. Stimulants, J. Craig Nelson and Leon J. Epstein20. Antipsychotics, Christian R. Dolder, Jonathan P. Lacro, and Dilip V. Jeste21. Electroconvulsive Therapy in Late-Life Depression, Harold A. Sackeim22. Pharmacologic Treatment of Depression in Alzheimer's Disease, John L. Beyer and P. Murali Doraiswamy23. Psychotherapy in Old-Age Depression: Progress and Challenges, Charles F. Reynolds III, Patricia A. Arean, Thomas R. Lynch, and Ellen Frank24. Treatment of Depression in Residential Settings, Ira R. Katz and Joel StreimPART V. DEPRESSION CO-MORBID WITH OTHER ILLNESSES25. Depression co-Morbid with Ischemic Heart Disease, Steven P. Roose and Alexander H. Glassman26. Vascular Disease and Late-Life Depression: Stroke, Robert G. Robinson27. Substance Abuse and Co-Morbidity, David W. Oslin28. Basal Ganglia Disease and Depression, Anjan Chatterjee and Karen Marder29. Major Depressive Disorder in Alzheimer's Disease, George S. Zubenko
