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STUDY GUIDE TO
The American Psychiatric Press
Textbook of Geriatric Psychiatry,
Second Edition
STUDY GUIDE TO
The American Psychiatric Press
Textbook of Geriatric Psychiatry,
Second Edition
F. M. Baker, ., .
Professor, Department of Psychiatry
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Medical Director, Lower Shore Clinic
Salisbury, Maryland
Washington, DC
London, England
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This book is dedicated to my parents,
Alzora Baker and Joseph L. Baker, .,
and my godparents, Fannie G. Ford and
David Ford Jr. Their love, interest, and
encouragement remain the foundation of
my achievements.
Contents
Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
SECTION I
The Basic Science of
Geriatric Psychiatry
CHAPTER 1 The Myth, History, and Science of Agi