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Chapter 5 - Mania in Late Life

from Section 1 - Epidemiology and Types of Disorders

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 September 2020

By
Felicity Richards  and
Martin Curtice
Edited by
Julian C. Hughes  and
Philippa Lilford
Julian C. Hughes
Affiliation:
University of Bristol
Philippa Lilford
Affiliation:
Severn Deanery, University of Bristol
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Summary

Mania in late life is a serious disorder that demands specialist assessment and management. However, it is greatly under-researched. The mainstay of the older adult psychiatry workload will inevitably be concerned with assessing and managing dementia and depression, but the steady rise in the ageing population with longer survival means that there will be an increase in absolute numbers of older people presenting with mania. There are no specific treatment algorithms available for mania in late life. This chapter reviews mania and hypomania in late life and concentrates on diagnosis, assessment, and treatment, as well as on the management considerations associated with this important age group.

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Clinical Topics in Old Age Psychiatry , pp. 78 - 91
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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