Diagnosis and Treatment of Depression in Late Life: Results of the Nih Consensus Development Conference [Hardcover]

Lon S., M.D. Schneider (Author), Charles F. Reynolds (Author), Barry D. Lebowitz (Contributor)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1994 | ISBN-10: 0880485566 | ISBN-13: 978-0880485562 | Edition: 1

What are the special considerations that apply to the diagnosis and treatment of depression in late life? The NIH Consensus Development Conference set out to address this topic in detail; Diagnosis and Treatment of Depression in Late Life presents their findings. Compiled by experts in the field, Diagnosis and Treatment of Depression in Late Life provides comprehensive studies on early-life depression versus late-life depression, the prevalence of depression in elderly people and the risk factors involved, issues regarding safe and effective treatment, the patterns for health service use, and the consequences of unrecognized or inadequately treated depression.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Given the increasingly sophisticated diagnostic assessment tools and the availability of effective treatments, this monograph, based on the recent Consensus Development Conference, leads the way in highlighting our current knowledge base in this important area. The superb reviews should provide a great stimulus in improving our understanding of the course and treatment of late-life depression. The editors and authors are to be congratulated on a most important series of contributions that are extremely timely and provide guidelines for future research."-- "David J. Kupfer, M.D., Professor and Chairman, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic"

About the Author

Lon S. Schneider, M.D., is Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology at University of Southern California School of Medicine in Los Angeles, California, and Senior Scientific Advisor at the National Institute of Mental Health in Rockville, Maryland. Charles F. Reynolds III, M.D., is Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology at Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, University of Pittsburgh, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Barry D. Lebowitz, Ph.D., is Chief, Mental Disorders of Aging Research Branch, Division of Clinical Research at National Institute of Mental Health in Rockville, Maryland. Arnold Friedhoff, M.D., is Professor of Psychiatry and Director of Millhauser Laboratories at the New York University School of Medicine in New York, New York.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 550 pages
• Publisher: Amer Psychiatric Pub; 1 edition (April 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0880485566
• ISBN-13: 978-0880485562
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.4 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,228,343 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)