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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... Disorders of Aging DEMENTIA , DELIRIUM , AND OTHER COGNITIVE PROBLEMS Our discussion of disorders of aging starts with dementia because it is the most devastating problem in late life and the one that mental health profes- sionals are ...
... habits and personality—are hallmarks of dementia. Though it is not a universal feature of aging, dementia occurs with sufficient frequency to be the most costly disorder in later life , both in 42 MENTAL DISORDERS IN OLDER ADULTS.
... disorders , including some that are currently potentially reversible . Common causes of dementia are shown in Table 3.2 . According to the fourth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders ( DSM - IV ) of the ...
... disorder (Heyman, Peterson, Fillenbaum, & Pieper, 1996). When studies have focused just on the incidence of new cases of dementia, rather than its prevalence, no sex differences were found (Edland, Rocca ... DISORDERS IN OLDER ADULTS.
... disorder, but it is more typical for patients to deny having any difficulties or problems and to be unaware of their limitations. Depression occurs with some frequency in the early and middle stages of AD (Reifler, Larson, & Hanley ...
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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 |