title: Practical psychiatry of old age John P Wattis Practical psychiatry of old age Stephen Curran Donna Doherty, RGN, BSc(Hons), RMN, MSc Gerontology, PGDip Dementia Studies Radcliffe 4th £29.95 280 1 85775 796 3 1857757963 [Formula: see text].
abstract: The text begins with an excellent chapter that discusses the different types of ageing. Issues such as the social construction of ageing are welcomed and would be a useful starting point for anyone researching this subject. The discussions on the demography of ageing could have been more developed but the authors provide enough detail to give readers a basic understanding of the facts and the implications.