Modern Perspectives in Psychiatry Number Nine- The Modern Perspectives in the Psychiatry of the Middle Aged

Until recently, middle age from about 35 to 60 years has been a period of the life span largely ignored by mental health professonals. However, as we have come to view psychological development as a continuing process throught the life-cycle, we have become increasingly aware of the particular challenges and stresses of middle age, as well as the special features of psyhiatric problems in middle aged individuals. This volume presents extraordinarily comprehensive coverage of significant advances in our understanding of the development and clinical issues of middle age. By incorporating social and familial considerations, the contributors offer a thoroghly up-to-date picture of the middle aged person who may feel caught between rebellious adolescent children and elderly parents, buffeted by societal changes, disappointed at failure to achieve life goals, or saddened by the inevitable losses of life.