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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... early research on aging compared college-age students with nursing home residents, a contrast likely to exaggerate differences. It is also possible that some artifact in the research may contribute to the differences—for example, the ...
... early 20s, served in the military. Military service delayed their involvement in careers and developing families compared with the older cohort and probably also contributed to their gaining self-confidence at a later age. Recognizing ...
... early in life, and others may experience little or no decline. The clinical relevance of these concepts is that aging is not associ- ated with a universal pattern of global decline. Some abilities are more likely to be affected than ...
... early in life (late teens or early 20s) and then show a steeper decline than verbal skills throughout the adult years (e.g., Matarozzo, 1972; Wechsler, 1958). Compared with cross-sectional results, longitudinal and sequential studies ...
... early in the course of dementia and may also be affected by other illnesses, such as diabetes (Zelinksi, Crimmins, Reynolds, & Seeman, 1998). As with intelligence, memory may also decline as a function of nearness to death (Berg, 1996) ...
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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 |