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Investigation of Neuropsychiatric Disorders

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Psychiatric Consequences of Brain Disease in the Elderly: A Focus on Management

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The cerebral disorders most likely to have psychiatric consequences in old age are dementia, Parkinson’s disease and stroke.

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  1. School of Medicine, University of Colorado, Denver, Colorado, USA

    Stuart A. Schneck M.D.

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  1. Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Service, Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care, Canada

    David K. Conn M.B., B.Ch., F.R.C.P.(C) (Coordinator, Assistant Professor) (Coordinator, Assistant Professor)

  2. Psychogeriatric Service, Queen Street Mental Health Centre, Canada

    Adrian Grek M.B., B.Ch., F.R.C.P.(C) (Chief, Assistant Professor) (Chief, Assistant Professor)

  3. Department of Psychiatry, Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care, Canada

    Joel Sadavoy M.D., F.R.C.P.(C) (Head, Associate Professor) (Head, Associate Professor)

  4. Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    David K. Conn M.B., B.Ch., F.R.C.P.(C) (Coordinator, Assistant Professor), Adrian Grek M.B., B.Ch., F.R.C.P.(C) (Chief, Assistant Professor) & Joel Sadavoy M.D., F.R.C.P.(C) (Head, Associate Professor) (Coordinator, Assistant Professor),  (Chief, Assistant Professor) &  (Head, Associate Professor)

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Schneck, S.A. (1989). Investigation of Neuropsychiatric Disorders. In: Conn, D.K., Grek, A., Sadavoy, J. (eds) Psychiatric Consequences of Brain Disease in the Elderly: A Focus on Management. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-1306-9_2

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