Title Depression in later life / Jill Manthorpe and Steve Iliffe.

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London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley, 2005.

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Description	1 online resource (160 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 137-148) and indexes.
Contents	Why focus on depression? -- The impact of depression -- Helping depressed older people -- Depression and dementia -- Depression, anxiety and psychosis -- Suicide and self-harm -- Carers' support -- Prevention of depression -- Conclusion.
Summary	Winner of the 2006 BMA Book Award for Health care for the Elderly. This accessible and authoritative book provides an invaluable guide to identifying, treating and preventing depression in later life. Jill Manthorpe and Steve Iliffe take a multidisciplinary approach and employ both medical and psycho-social models of depression. The medical model is used to identify symptoms, make diagnoses and work towards optimal treatment. Psycho-social perspectives provide insight into the scale and complexi.
Note	Print version record.
Subject	Geriatric psychiatry.
	Depression, Mental.
	Older people -- Mental health.
	Depression.
	Aged.
	Depressive Disorder.
	MEDICAL -- Geriatrics.
	MEDICAL -- Nursing -- Gerontology.
	Depression, Mental. (OCoLC)fst00890931
	Geriatric psychiatry. (OCoLC)fst00941248
	Older people -- Mental health. (OCoLC)fst01199117
Genre/Form	Case Reports.
	Electronic books.
Added Author	Iliffe, Steve.
Other Form:	Print version: Manthorpe, Jill, 1955- Depression in later life. London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley, 2005 184310234X (DLC) 2005008299 (OCoLC)58599685
ISBN	1846421357 (electronic bk.)
	9781846421358 (electronic bk.)

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