Cognitive Impairment and Depression in Older Patients

by Paul B. Rosenberg and Martin Steinberg

Cognitive impairment and depression in older people have challenged clinicians and families for decades. These conditions affect well over half of people after age 65 with an incidence that increases with advancing age. Many factors account for this including the aging brain, loss of purpose, social isolation, personal losses, medical morbidity, and others. The mortality, disability, and burdens associated with these conditions, affecting patients,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199959544
• ISBN13: 9780199959549
• Release Date: September 2017
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"