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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... performance are normal and expected and which suggest early changes associated with dementia is a basic component of practice. HEALTHY AGING I first met Margaret when she was living in a nursing home with her second hus- band, John. She ...
... performance can improve with training or similar experi- ences. Whether we are considering physical or intellectual fitness, ample evi- dence exists that older people can improve their performance and that these improvements can be ...
... performance tests, such as block design, begin to decline quite 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 ...
... performance at age 20 than a cohort from 1931 at age 34 and will still perform better when they reach age 34 compared with the 1931 cohort's scores at age 34. The other likely source of differences between cross-sectional and longi ...
... Performance Not everyone experiences a decline in later life at the same time or rate. Using data from the Seattle Longitudinal Study, Schaie (1996) reported that over 60% of participants over the age of 60 were stable or showed ...
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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 |