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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... do not feel the stigma associated with seeing a therapist that typified previous generations. This trend is likely to increase with future generations. The cohort of people currently in their 40s and 50s Introduction 5.
... associated with dementia is a basic component of practice. HEALTHY AGING I first met Margaret when she was living in a nursing home with her second hus- band, John. She came to the lobby to meet me, impeccably dressed in a silk blouse ...
... associated with aging can be minimized or reversed. Older people can also compensate for decline. Baltes (1987) has de- scribed a process called selective optimization with compensation (SOC), by which older people are able to maintain ...
... associated with aging probably do not affect performance of familiar activities. Competency to perform many com- plicated intellectual activities in everyday life shows little decline with aging (Salthouse, 1990). Age effects will be ...
... associated with overly negative appraisals of oneself and one's abilities (Beck, Rush, Shaw & Emery, 1979). Among older people, as well as some younger clients we have worked with, these negative appraisals extend to memory. Complaints ...
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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 |