This book reviews the knowledge that has transformed the practice of geriatric psychiatry, authored by both basic and clinical scholars who make complex material understandable - not only psychiatrists, but also contributors from relevant biomedical and behavioral disciplines. Coverage maintains an eclectic orientation regarding theory and practice, beginning with demography and epidemiology of late-life disorders and physiological considerations of patient care, then continuing with all of the parent text's chapters on diagnostic interviews - including laboratory tests and the neuropsychological assessment of dementia. Subsequent chapters address ten of the most prominent psychiatric disorders of the elderly and include recent insights into such matters as understanding the parameters of late-life depression and treating the seven recognized somatoform disorders.