Psychiatrists and other mental health professionals who have experience working with the elderly are in greater demand than ever before. Unfortunately, geriatric training is limited, or, in some cases, lacking altogether. The need for a primer to which clinicians can turn for this information is critical. This handbook answers the call, addressing the issues fundamental to geriatric care. An immensely practical and user-friendly handblook, it equips all clinicians, medically trained or not, with a basic knowledge of how to effectively care for our growing elderly population.
Reviews:
“Geriatric Psychiatry Basics is that increasingly rare exposition by a master clinician who has worked in the trenches of inpatient, outpatient, and long-term psychiatric care of older adults. Sakauye has also worked in the trenches of Katrina and its aftermath (he dedicates the book to its survivors with whom he worked extensively). Here, he shares his experience and skills with a range of mental health professionals and primary care physicians, presenting readers with the fundamental tools necessary to provide optimal care to psychiatrically impaired elders. Seasoned clinicians and resident students alike can learn from him.” — Dan G. Blazer MD, PhD, JP Gibbons Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center
“This is an outstanding book by an outstanding geriatric psychiatrist. A very clear and up-to-date treatment of the basic knowledge of geriatric psychiatry, Sakauye does a remarkable job in making a wealth of information both accessible and applicable. Diagnosis, disorders, treatments, varied settings for care, and a range of practical service issues are all superbly dealt with. The perspective on normal aging is excellent, wonderfully setting the stage for looking at what is abnormal.” — Gene D. Cohen, M.D., Ph.D., Director, Center on Aging, Health & Humanities, The George Washington University
“Combining the author’s extensive wisdom and clinical experience with carefully documented science, this handbook is the best practical guide yet for those who have to navigate the complex world of geriatric psychiatry. Psychiatric residents, mental health professionals, family physicians, and psychogeriatric specialists should all have this excellent book in their libraries.” — Joel Sadavoy, M.D., Psychiatrist-in-Chief and Head of Geriatric Psychiatry, Mt. Sinai Hospital, Toronto