Depression in Later Life

Robert Baldwin has been a Consultant in Old Age Psychiatry at Manchester Royal Infirmary since 1985 and Honorary Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Manchester since 2000. His main research interest is mood disorders in later life, on which he has published widely.

• 1. Introduction ; 2. Classification and epidemiology ; 3. Clinical Features ; 4. Self harm and suicide ; 5. Aetiology ; 6. Medical co-morbidity and depression in late life ; 7. Assessment and management ; 8. Depression in primary care ; 9. Prognosis ; 10. Prevention ; 11. Resources

This is a valuable little book on an important disorder for clinicians to recognize and treat. It is an excellent review of the topic and is a welcome addition to the psychiatric literature.