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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... younger people (Scogin & McElreath, 1994). Even when confronted with the most devastating problems in later life, such as AD, clini- cians can make interventions that dramatically improve the situation (e.g., Mittelman et al., 1995 ...
... younger patients. Chapter 12 focuses on the treatment of people with dementia, including new medications and psychosocial interventions that help people function as well as possible despite their illness. In Chapter 13, we broaden the ...
... younger people (Charles, Mather, & Carstensen, 2003; Mroczek & Kolarz, 1998). Older people today are healthier and wealthier than any previ- ous generation has been. Through a lifetime of learning, they have developed strategies that ...
... younger , on average , than their husbands , women more often take on this responsibility . Older women who outlive their husbands must depend on children or other relatives if they need assistance . One of the most important social ...
... younger and older individuals are tested at one point in time ( e.g. , the year 1990 ) and compared with each other . A cross - sectional study provides practical information on “ age differ- ences , ” that is , how older and younger ...
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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 |