Mental Health and Older People, 1st ed. 2016 A Guide for Primary Care Practitioners

This case-based book offers primary care practitioners support in managing older people with difficulties due to mental health problems, emphasising the importance of integrating health and social care. 

The full range of disorders is covered, including anxiety and depression, delirium, psychosis and the dementias.

The discussion of anxiety and depression encompasses diagnosis and management, assessment of risk, evidence for both pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions, and models of care.

Clear guidance is provided on the identification and management of symptoms of delirium and different forms of psychosis in older people. The coverage of the dementias includes presentation, initial management, risks to self and others, referral to specialist care and care of older people in residential and nursing homes. Each chapter is co-written by authors from different professional backgrounds and draws on up-to-date national and international research andguidelines. The book will assist greatly in the commissioning and delivery of evidence-based practice.

Carolyn Chew-Graham (BSc, MB ChB, MD, FRCGP) graduated from the University of Manchester in 1984. She trained as a general practitioner and was awarded the Fraser Rose Medal for the highest marks in the MRCGP examination in 1989. She has been a GP Principal in Central Manchester, UK, since 1990. Carolyn has been an active researcher for over 20 years, was appointed Professor of Primary Care at the University of Manchester in 2009, and moved to a personal Chair at Keele University in 2012. She also holds Honorary Professorships at the University of Manchester, at South Staffs and at Shropshire Foundation Trust.Carolyn’s main areas of interest and expertise include the management of patients with depression, multi-morbidity and unexplained symptoms. She has expertise in qualitative research methods drawing on theories from both the social sciences and psychology, but always with a focus on clinical practice. Carolyn is the Curriculum Advisor for Mental Health at the Royal College of General Practitioners and is a member of the NICE Clinical Guideline Groups ‘Depression’ (update) and ‘Multi-morbidity’ - work which directly impacts on commissioning decisions and patient care.

 Mo Ray, PhD  graduated from the Open University with a first degree in Education and Psychology and completed a Masters in Social Work and CQSW at the University of London, Royal Holloway and Bedford New College. After qualifying in 1990, Mo served as a social worker, care manager and manager in specialist teams for older people and community care teams, and developed an interest in practice with older people living with mental health problems.  Mo taught for several years at the Open University (School of Health and Social Welfare) and worked as an off-site practice teacher, while also serving as a consultant for the organization Dementia Care Matters.   Awarded a PhD at Keele University in 2000, her research explored the impact of long-term i