BMJ Clinical Review: Geriatrics, Mental Health and Social Care 1st Edition – (PDF/EPUB Version)

Fall assessment in older people Functional assessment in older people Prescribing for older people Assessing and helping carers of older people Post-acute care and secondary prevention after ischaemic stroke Investigation and management of unintentional weight loss in older adults Management of chronic pain in older adults The management of chronic breathlessness in patients with advanced and terminal illness An introduction to advance care planning in practice Cognitive assessment of older people Dementia Alzheimer’s disease Depression in older adults Management of depression in adults Long term treatment of depression with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and newer antidepressants Generalized anxiety disorder: diagnosis and treatment Management of seasonal affective disorder Obsessive-compulsive disorder Bipolar disorder Personality disorder Managing and preventing depression in adolescents Use and misuse of drugs and alcohol in adolescence New recreational drugs and the primary care approach to patients who use them Assessment and management of alcohol use disorders Assessing mental capacity: the Mental Capacity Act An introduction to patient decision aids Safeguarding adults at risk of harm