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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... continue to exert a major influence on older people and their support networks. Building on this foundation, we move to methods for assessing older peo- ple, emphasizing approaches for differentiating dementia from other disor- ders ...
... continue to do so in old age. Con- versely, someone who has always had emotional or personal problems will continue to struggle with those issues in old age. Aging, in other words, makes us neither wise nor foolish nor neurotic. Rather ...
... continue to have a lower life . expectancy than the non - Hispanic white population in the United States . As an example , life expectancies at birth for African Americans in the United States are 7 years less than whites for men and 5 ...
... continues to influence their behavior and beliefs. Depression-era experiences, military service during wartime, or surviving a concentration camp may have obvious or subtle influ- ences on current behavior. If we view the attitudes and ...
... continues to increase into old age. Older people are less likely to try to exert primary control over the events in their lives and more likely to alter their expectations or judgments to take into account losses or disappointments. As ...
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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 |