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Aging and Mental Health

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ISBN-10: 140513075X

ISBN-13: 9781405130752

Edition: 2nd 2011

Authors: Sara Honn Qualls, Daniel L. Segal, Michael A. Smyer

List price: $47.95
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This work is a comprehensive introduction to, and overview of, ageing and mental health. It provides detailed discussion of the reigning theoretical models of mental health, and their application to later life. Case material is included.
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Book details

List price: $47.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 12/6/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 314
Size: 6.77" wide x 9.61" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 1.232
Language: English

Preface
Introduction
Mental Health and Aging: An Introduction
Basic Gerontology for Working with Older Adults
Models of Mental Health in Later Life
Introduction
Psychodynamic Model
Cognitive-Behavioral Model
Stress and Coping Model
Family Systems Model
Summary and Commentary: Choosing Among Models of Mental Disorders in Later Life
Introduction to Mental Disorders
Introduction
Cognitive Impairment
Depression
Severe Mental Disorders in Older Adults: Schizophrenia and Other Late-Life Psychoses
Anxiety, Sexual, and Sleep Disorders
Substance Abuse, Personality Disorders, and Marital/Family Conflict
Settings and Contexts of Mental Health Services
Epilogue
References
Name Index
Subject Index