PART A HISTORICAL BACKGROUND. PART B NORMAL AGEING. Theories of Ageing. Brain Ageing. Psychology of Ageing. Sociology of Ageing. PART C ABNORMAL AGEING. PART D DIAGNOSIS AND ASSESSMENT. Epidemiology, Diagnosis and Nosology. Clinical Assessment. Standardized Methods and Rating Scales. PART E ORGANIC DISORDERS. Delirium. Dementia. Alzheimer's Disease. Vascular Dementia. Other Dementias. Clinical Diagnosis of the Dementias. Outcome of the Dementias and Subtypes. Treatment and Management of Dementias. Conditions associated with, or sometimes mistaken for, Primary Psychiatric Conditions. Investigations of Organic States and Dementia. PART F AFFECTIVE DISORDERS. Nosology and Classification. Depression, Dysthymia, Bereavement and Suicidal Behaviour. Mania. PART G SCHIZOPHRENIC DISORDERS AND MOOD--INCONGRUENT PARANOID STATES. PART H NEUROSES. PART I PERSONALITY DISORDERS. PART J MENTAL AND BEHAVIOURAL DISORDERS DUE TO PSYCHOACTIVE SUBSTANCES. PART K LEARNING AND BEHAVIOURAL DISORDERS. PART L THE PRESENTATION OF MENTAL ILLNESS IN ELDERLY PERSONS IN DIFFERENT CULTURES. PART M THE PRACTICE OF PSYCHOGERIATRIC MEDICINE. The British Model of the Organization of Sevices. The North American Model of the Organization of Services. Liaison with Medical and Surgical Teams. Rehabilitation and General Care. Prevention of the Mental Disorders of Old Age. Education. Index