Updated for 2009 and delivered via an interactive web tool, the iGPSAP offers over 400 questions and answers in more than 30 categories with detailed rationales to assist you as you prepare for subspecialty certification or recertification examinations. Earn up to 21 CME credits. Purchasers will receive an email with a link to iGPSAP and log-in information. Email required. AAGP. 2009.  Categories: General

This practical guide addresses the therapeutic challenges, and uncovers the top strategies for compassionate and effective work with the elderly. Agronin offers key strategies--illustrated through real-life case examples--for dealing with countertransference, performing age-guided evaluation, working with caregivers, and handling end-of-life issues. WW Norton. 2010.  Categories: General

The critical importance of brain health to the well-being of older adults is becoming increasingly clear. However, an important aspect that interests most people relates to what clinicians and their adult patients and family members can do to retain and even improve cognitive and emotional functioning as they age. This book discusses the neuroscience of healthy aging and presents effective strategies for staying lively, engaged, and positive. American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc. 2010.  Categories: General

This compact volume's 16 chapters cover identifying and diagnosing the multiple types of agitation in dementia patients, looking for and treating the underlying medical etiologies, and recommending treatment and management techniques--everything from epidemiology and neurochemistry to behavior assessment scales, medications, psychotherapy, and bright light therapy. Softbound. American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc. 2003.  Categories: Dementia

The CD-ROM tool kit includes: a text section on screening and evaluation, evaluation of behavioral and psychological symptoms, caregiver issues, and treatment options; 20+ downloadable scales; a reference section; medication tables; and an educational slide set. 2008.  Categories: Alzheimer's Disease

CDs of 2006 sessions: Digitell, Inc

CDs of 2005 sessions: Digitell, Inc  Categories: General, Alzheimer's Disease, Depression

The Clinical Manual of Geriatric Psychiatry provides a single-volume reference that covers the full range of late-life mental health problems, from depression to dementia. The authors review the effects of aging on cognitive performance, including clinical presentations of memory loss and medication-induced symptoms of mental disorder. American Psychiatric Publishing. 2006.  Categories: General

Formerly titled The Comprehensive Review of Geriatric Psychiatry, this reference covers the range of geriatric psychiatry including the ageing process; psychiatric disorders of the elderly; principles of diagnosis and treatment; medical-legal, ethical, and financial issues; the genetics of dementia and mood disorders; the use of spirituality in psychiatry; evidence-based treatment; psychogeriatric programs; and geriatric consultation-liaison psychiatry. Hardbound. WW Norton. 2004.  Categories: General

Nine chapters cover research suggestions for consideration for the DSM-V process, reflecting the nascent effort toward a new diagnostic nomenclature in the rapidly evolving field of dementia. Eighteen experts discuss Alzheimer’s disease and the aging brain, the definition of dementia, diagnostic nomenclature, the growing evidence for mild cognitive impairment as an identifiable entity suitable for inclusion in the DSM-V, and more. Paperback. American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc. 2007. 

The Essentials of Geriatric Psychiatry presents the essence of The American Psychiatric Publishing Textbook of Geriatric Psychiatry, Third Edition, covering not only a wide range of important mental diseases of the elderly but also the so-called normal age changes that result in biological, social, and behavioral changes in older adults. American Psychiatric Publishing. 2006.  Categories: General

Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is a prevalent yet long-neglected syndrome associated with substantial functional impairment and reduced life satisfaction. This book covers phenomenology, etiology, pathological mechanisms, diagnosis, assessment, and treatment of GAD. The final chapter covers older adults. Guilford. Hardback. 2004.  Categories: Anxiety

This book provides an overview of the essential information that everyone working in the field of aging should know about disasters, emergencies, and their effects on the mental health and well-being of older persons. It provides evidence-based approaches for identifying and classifying mental health problems, such as Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), depression, and substance use disorders in older adults, which may occur during and post disasters/emergencies. Springer Publishing. 2010.  Categories: General

This book covers issues fundamental to the field of geriatric psychiatry including: late-life development; biology of aging; common medical illnesses associated with aging; neurobiology of degenerative disorders; geriatric psychopharmacology; psychotherapeutic modifications for special populations, such as patients with cognitive impairment; multidisciplinary care and family involvement; and specific studies of older adults as a special population (differences). Norton. 2008.  Categories: General

2007 Edition.The second edition of this clinical guide provides comprehensive coverage of the aging process and its effects on mental health. Examines the normal processes of growing older and details the assessment and treatment of common problems encountered in later life, including Alzheimer's disease, depression, anxiety, and paranoia. Guilford Publications, Inc. Hardback. 2007. 

A practical day-to-day clinical practice guide necessary for specialized pharmacotherapy of elders, this book covers medical issues typically presented by seniors, disabilities that accompany the aging process, and nursing home situations. All major drug classes receive comprehensive coverage: antidepressants, antipsychotics, anxiolytics, mood stabilizers, and cognitive enhancers. Hardbound. WW Norton. 2004.  Categories: General

This book provides comprehensive information about late-life schizophrenia, including treatment approaches, research strategies, and economic and health policy issues. It will help community psychiatrists, gerontologists, psychologists, policy makers, and social scientists meet a growing demand for services. Paperback. American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc. 2003. 

Covering psychiatric disorders and normal ageing changes, all 32 chapters of this popular compendium have been updated, with 7 new chapters that examine the neuropsychological assessment of dementia; movement disorders in the elderly; personality disorders; agitation and suspiciousness; electroconvulsive therapy; working with the family of the older adult; and legal, ethical, and policy issues. Hardbound. American Psychiatry Publishing, Inc. 2009.  Categories: General