Mood Disorders in Later Life

Preface. 1. Diagnosing Depression in Later Life. 2. Geriatric Non-Major Depressive Syndromes. 3. The Epidemiology of Major Depression in Geriatric Populations. 4. Bipolar Disorder in Later Life. 5. Barriers to the Safe and Effective Treatment of Mood Disorders. 6. Economic Burden of Late Life Depression: Cost of Illness, Cost of Treatment, and Cost of Control Policies. 7. Late Life Suicide. 8. Neurobiological Aspects of Late Life Mood Disorders. 9. The Interface between Depression and Dementia. 10. The Vascular Depression Concept and Its Implications. 11. Mood Disorders and Medical Illness in the Elderly. 12. Substance Use Disorders and Late Life Depression. 13. Barriers to Psychiatric Treatment for the Geriatric Patient: Cultural Issues. 14. Bereavement In Later Life. 15. Pharmacotherapy of Late Life Depression-Evidence Based Recommendations. 16. Electroconvulsive Therapy and Neurotherapeutic Treatments for Late Life Depression: Evidence Based Recommendations. 17. Psychotherapy for Late Life Mood Disorders. 18. Barriers to Treatment. 19. Late-Life Depression and Bipolar Disorders, Facts Affecting Long-Term Prognosis and Maintenance Treatment Outcomes.