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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... patients, with patients' families, with community agencies that provide supportive services, and with nursing homes and other residential settings. We begin the discussion of treatment in Chapter 8 by exploring basic concepts and ...
... patients . Nancy Reagan poignantly characterized the decline of her husband , former President Ronald Reagan , who suffered from AD , as " the long goodbye " ( Barrett , 1997 ) . This phrase captures the slow , painful process of ...
... Patients' awareness of their condition varies. In the early stages of the disease, people sometimes recognize that something is wrong, although denial and covering up of problems is common. As the disease progresses, some people ...
... patients also show evi- dence of other types of pathology, particularly vascular changes and Lewy bodies (Knopman et al., 2003; Snowdon et al., 1997). Clinical characteristics remain the main way of identifying AD in the absence of an ...
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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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