Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
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Gary S. Moak, M.D. is a past president of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry and 2011 recipient of its clinician-of-the-year award. He is a practicing geriatric psychiatrist with over 30 years experience treating older adults with a wide range of psychiatric and behavioral problems related to diseases of aging. Dr. Moak is assistant professor of psychiatry at the Geisel Medical School at Dartmouth, where he serves as Chief of Geriatric Psychiatry at the New Hampshire Hospital. In addition to his clinical work with older adults and their families, Dr. Moak is a clinical educator. He teaches medical students and doctors in training, in psychiatry and primary care medicine, about mental health and aging and the treatment of late-life mental health problems. Dr. Moak regularly speaks to audiences of older adults and members of their families about mental health and aging.
Preface
Introduction: Depression Is A Life And Death Matter: A Tale Of Two Sydneys
PART ONE: DEPRESSION IN LATE LIFE: WHAT IT IS AND WHAT IT IS NOT
Chapter 1: Old Age Is NOT Depressing: Truth and Fiction
Chapter 2: What Causes Depression. It’s Not What You Think It Is
Chapter 3: Depression In Other Brain Diseases
Chapter 4: What’s In A Name? Why Correct Diagnosis of Depression Matters
PART TWO: DEPRESSION IS BAD FOR YOU – HOW DEPRESSION CAN WRECK YOUR HEALTH AND SHORTEN YOUR LIFE.
Chapter 5: “What You don’t Know Won’t Hurt You” - Wrong! The More You About Depression the Healthier You Can Be
Chapter 6: When Heartache causes Heart “Ache”: Depression and Heart Disease
Chapter 7: Treatment of Depression May Be a Stroke of Luck: Depression and StrokeChapter 8: Depression and DiabetesChapter 9: Breathe Easier: Depression and Chronic lung disease
Chapter 10: Depression and Chronic Kidney Disease
Chapter 11: Depression and Cancer
Chapter 12: Depression and Arthritis
Chapter 13: Depression and Parkinson’s Disease
Chapter 14: Depression and Alzheimer’s Disease
Chapter 15: Depression and Pain
Chapter 16: Depression and Falling
PART THREE: HOW TO BEAT DEPRESSION TO STAY HEALTHIER AND LIVE LONGER
Chapter 17: “You Can Lead a Horse to Water…Getting a Reluctant Elder to Accept Treatment.
Chapter 18: You’re Never Too Old: Treatments For Depression Work!
Chapter 19: When Life Gives You Lemons, Make Lemonade: Antidepressant Medications
Chapter 20: Lifestyle Practices, Herbal Treatments, and Nutritional Supplements
Chapter 21: There is No Magic Pill: Why does Good Treatment Take So Long?
Chapter 22: The Shocking Facts About Shock Treatment
Chapter 23: Getting The Treatment You Need: Being an Educated Consumer
Bibliogaphy
Just as smoking is hazardous to health, so is depression, especially in old age. As a past president of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry and an assistant professor of psychiatry at Dartmouth, Moak certainly holds the right credentials to tackle the topic. He divides his footnoted guide into three sections. The first focuses on understanding depression in the elderly, the second covers its effect on health problems such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease, and the third describes what to do. (An example: people with manic depression should take mood stabilizers, not antidepressants.) Moak uses unnamed patients to illustrate conditions such as depression after stroke and reactions such as the all-too-common refusal to get help. Indeed, most older adults with depression don’t get treatment, which is a serious problem because the elderly, especially men over 85, have the highest rate of suicide of any group. He covers myths such as the erroneous belief that mental illness in old age must be senility . . . [T]his is a useful overview which presents a good case for getting treatment.
— Booklist
Many people find the reality of getting older depressing. And depression itself often comes with a stigma. So when we talk about depression and aging combined, what results is a very complicated — and often hard to treat — issue. Gary S. Moak, former president of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry, has written a new book to help. Beat Depression to Stay Healthier and Live Longer: A Guide for Older Adults and Their Families combines Moak’s years of experience working with elderly populations with the latest research on depression. . . .[D]epression in older patients can indeed be treated, whether you are in your sixties or nineties [as Moak shows throughout the book.]
— Psych Central
This book needs to be one of those must reads. It's not just for a certain stage of life, this is information that we all need to have whether or not we are in this age bracket . . . [T]his book [is] priceless.
— Problems & Solutions with Cathy Blythe
Beat Depression to Stay Healthier and Live Longer should be considered a key resource for older patients with depression as well as their families and caregivers. This comprehensive yet very accessible book reflects Dr. Moak’s considerable experience as a clinician and educator and provides the reader with the current state of knowledge about late-life depression. Clinical presentation, diagnosis, causes, co-occurrence with other medical conditions and treatments are clearly and fully covered, supported by dozens of useful case examples.
— David Steffens, MD, MHS, University of Connecticut Health Center
Written by one of the nation's foremost clinicians and champions of geriatric mental health, Beat Depression to Stay Healthier and Live Longer delivers on its promise to inform and inspire. It is comprehensive in scope and true to the best science, while also being fun and easy to read. An indispensable guide to families, seniors, students, and practitioners in ALL geriatric clinical disciplines (not only mental health).
— Charles F. Reynolds, III, MD, UPMC Endowed Professor in Geriatric Psychiatry; Director, UPMC/Pitt Aging Institute
In Beat Depression to Stay Healthier and Live Longer Gary Moak dispels the myths and explains the realities about depression and aging, providing patients and their loved ones clear and practical guidance to help them beat depression and live better longer.
— Gary Small, MD, Director, UCLA Longevity Center and author of The Memory Bible