Mental Disorders in Older Adults: Fundamentals of Assessment and TreatmentGuilford Press, 29. ožu 2011. - Broj stranica: 468 Illustrated with abundant clinical material, this book provides essential knowledge and skills for effective mental health practice with older adults. It demonstrates how to evaluate and treat frequently encountered clinical problems in this population, including dementias, mood and anxiety disorders, and paranoid symptoms. Strategies are presented for implementing psychosocial interventions and integrating them with medications. The book also describes insightful approaches for supporting family caregivers and addresses the nuts and bolts of consulting in institutional settings. Combining their expertise as a researcher and an experienced clinician, the authors offer a unique perspective on the challenges facing older adults and how to help them lead more fulfilling and independent lives. Three reproducible forms can also be downloaded and printed in a convenient 8 1/2" x 11" size.
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... able to develop new perspectives on aging , and would like particularly to ac- knowledge Yumiko Arai , Stig Berg , Murna Downs , Jamuna Duvuru , Boo Johansson , Yolande Kuin , Bo Malmberg , Anne Margriet Pot , and Gerdt Sundström ...
... able to recognize when a client is suffering from one of the common disorders of aging. Assessment is important when working with people of any age, but it takes on an even more prominent role in practice with older adults. Given the ...
... able to function at high levels is increasing; on the other hand, individuals living to advanced ages at which disease and disability are endemic are also becoming more common. These trends have spawned a controversy about the ...
... able to begin with or may have experienced declines in functioning since the preceding evalua- tion. Longitudinal studies can also be influenced by cohort and period effects. One cohort, for example, may score particularly high or low ...
... able to run farther and maybe even faster than a sedentary younger person. There is, in other words, the potential for plasticity in functioning (Baltes, 1987). Plas- ticity indicates that performance can improve with training or ...
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Mood and Anxiety Disorders | 78 |
Other Common Mental Health Problems in Later Life | 99 |
The Clinical Interview | 115 |
Psychological Testing for Differential Diagnosis | 153 |
Foundations of Treatment | 189 |
Treatment of Anxiety Symptoms | 263 |
Treatment of Paranoid Symptoms | 281 |
Treatment of Dementia | 299 |
Family Caregiving | 321 |
Consultation in Institutional Settings | 351 |
Ethical Issues in Geriatric Psychology | 380 |
References | 397 |
Index | 451 |
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Mental Disorders in Older Adults: Fundamentals of Assessment and Treatment Steven H. Zarit,Judy M. Zarit Ograničeni pregled - 2011 |