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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... sometimes legal information. Treating an older person is sometimes like open- ing a window to the past. Our clients have lived through major historical events and have personally met many great figures of the past century. Unlike young ...
... sometimes involve growth, as well as decline. People who have functioned well all their lives generally will continue to do so in old age. Con- versely, someone who has always had emotional or personal problems will continue to struggle ...
... sometimes have difficulty when information comes at them too quickly. Add to that dis- tractions and poor acoustics, and the performance decrement in that situation could be considerable. Whereas younger people are able to multitask at ...
... sometimes are still struggling with issues from an earlier , harsher time of life . Although some theories suggest little change after childhood , other approaches have proposed that adulthood is characterized by a series of quali ...
... Sometimes he actually seemed sweeter and more affectionate than he had ever been . Then , with no apparent provocation , he would slam books to the floor , yelling angrily and grabbing his car keys as he raced out the door . Donna tried ...
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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 |