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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... factor in the growth of clinical practice with older peo- ple in the United States is the inclusion of outpatient mental health treatment in Medicare. When Medicare was first implemented in 1965, it paid only for inpatient psychiatric ...
... factor that may lead to increased labor force participation is the elimination of mandatory retirement for most occupations. As a result, people who want to work now have the opportunity to do so. There are also economic benefits of ...
... factors might have also played a role : generational differences and historical influences . Consider this hypothetical example . A study compared the spending habits of college sophomores and people age 75 and older and found that the ...
... factors can account for differences in cross-sectional studies. The samples of young and old may not be comparable ... factor. If we want to know, however, how aging affects emotional expression and depres- sive feelings, then we have to ...
... factors correspond to fluid and crystallized intelligence (Schaie, 1996, 2005). Compared with cross-sectional studies, which show that intellectual abili- ties peak early in adulthood and then decline, the Seattle Longitudinal Study ...
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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 |