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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... lives in ways that lead to greater personal fulfillment. In other cases, treatment can keep a bad situation from becoming worse. Assessment plays a prominent role in practice with older adults, because any particular symptom or problem ...
... lives ( Carstensen , Pasupathi , Mayr , & Nesselroade , 2000 ; Rowe & Kahn , 1987 , 1997 ) . The aging process is characterized by the possibility of growth , as well as decline ( e.g. , Baltes , 1987 , 1997 ) . Many abili- ties once ...
... lives of older peo- ple. People are not just living longer; they are living better longer than ever before in human history. The prospect for successful aging, that is, for older people to lead healthy, active, and fulfilling lives, has ...
... lives in an institution. Some issues are more complicated in later life, such as how to assess consent for treatment when someone is cognitively impaired and making end-of-life decisions. Working with older people is intellectually ...
... their current situation. In the end, we have always found that we can make a difference in the lives of older people and their families, and that is gratifying. CHAPTER 2 Normal Processes of Aging A familiarity with the Introduction 9.
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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 |