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Author:   Brian Draper (, Conjoint Associate Professor, School of Psychiatry and School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia) ,  Pamela Melding (, Consultant Psychiatrist, Mental Health Services for Older People, University of Auckland, New Zealand) ,  Henry Brodaty (, Professor of Psychogeriatrics, University of New South Wales and Director, Aged Care Psychiatry, Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, Australia)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 16.90cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 24.00cm
Weight:   0.646kg
ISBN:  

9780198528258

ISBN 10:   0198528256
Pages:   384
Publication Date:   31 March 2005
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

SECTION 1 ; 1. The history of psychogeriatric services ; 2. Principles and best practice model of psychogeriatric service delivery ; 3. Mental health services for older people: a developing countries perspective ; 4. Principles of planning health services ; 5. Evidence-based psychogeriatric service delivery ; SECTION 2 ; 6. Psychogeriatric services: current trends in the USA ; 7. Psychogeriatric services: current trends in Canada ; 8. Psychogeriatric services: current trends in the UK ; 9. Psychogeriatric services: current trends in Asia ; 10. Psychogeriatric services: current trends in Australia and New Zealand ; 11. Psychogeriatric services: current trends in Latin America ; 12. Psychogeriatric services: current trends in Europe: ; 13. Psychogeriatric services: current trends in Nigeria and South Africa ; SECTION 3 ; 14. Core service components - acute care ; 15. The role of psychogeriatric services in long-term residential care settings ; 16. Specialised service components ; 17. Integrated service delivery and quality of care ; 18. Rural service delivery ; 19. Involvement of carers, consumers and the broader community ; 20. Evaluation of service delivery ; 21. Psychogeriatric service delivery with limited resources ; 22. The future of psychogeriatric services

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This is a good book. It addresses its massive, serious, still-unfashionable, but important topic with humane sense and balance. It will take the cause several steps forward. Psychological Medicine, Vol 35 In 22 chapters written by 33 contributors, drawn from 15 countries and six continents: this is a truly impressive attempt to capture the current world picture of Psychogeriatics . This is a good book. It addresses its massive, serious, still-unfashionable, but important topic with humane sense and balance. It will take the cause several steps forward. Psychological Medicine, Vol 35 Psychogeriatics is in its infancy as a discipline. As the population of the world ages, further problems regarding the delivery of mental healthcare will emerge. The authors and editors of this book are visionaries. They explore the current knowledge about delivery of care and integrate it to provide possible solutions for future generations Doody's Journal

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