Depression is one of the most common mental health problems facing older people, and it is often
unrecognised and usually under-treated. Integrated Management of Depression in the Elderly
provides an entirely new approach to understanding late-life depression, by using a series of case
studies with commentaries from practitioners internationally. The book covers the epidemiology,
presentation and diagnosis of depression in older people and outlines current evidence for effective
management drawing on recently published work. The substantive part of the book presents ten case
studies of increasing complexity, each case has a commentary from a primary care clinician and
a health or social care professional, to outline how professionals should work together to manage
the patient within their community. Contributions from world experts give the book an international
appeal. It will appeal to a wide audience of health and social care professionals together with
psychiatrists-in-training.

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