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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... to formulate better treatment choices. In the current health care climate, the physician's time is at a premium. By contrast, mental health professionals are often able to spend the time 2 MENTAL DISORDERS IN OLDER ADULTS.
... better education and have taken better care of their health across the lifespan, so their prospects for successful old age are even greater. Successful aging is only part of the picture of later life. The increase in life expectancy ...
... better than ever before . She described the “ young old , ” defined roughly as people between the ages of 55 and 75 , as leading independent and active lives that differed little from those of middle - aged persons . In contrast , due ...
... better educated and wealthier than prior generations. Most older people today have completed high school, and nearly 20% have completed college (Smith, 2003). Future generations of elders will have even more education. The economic ...
... better on memory tests, for example, and others may do better on spatial ability. This compari- son, however, does not tell us whether people who score poorly on some abil- ity, such as memory, have always had a difficult time keeping ...
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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 |