Integrated Textbook of Geriatric Mental Health

Name: Integrated Textbook of Geriatric Mental Health
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ISBN: 9781421400983

ISBN-10: 1421400987

ISBN-13: 9781421400983

Edition: 2011

Authors: Donna Cohen, Carl Eisdorfer

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As the population ages, increasing numbers of older people require the attention and services of mental health professionals. Despite their prevalence, however, mental health problems in this population often go undiagnosed and therefore untreated. This textbook offers medical students and professionals the information they need to care for older people with mental disorders. Drs. Donna Cohen and Carl Eisdorfer, two internationally recognized experts in geriatric mental health, provide a comprehensive framework within which students and practitioners alike can address the salient issues of the field. These include the biopsychosocial aging processes, specific pathologies prevalent in later…

Book details

List price: $50.00
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication date: 9/1/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 344
Size: 7.00" wide x 10.00" long x 0.98" tall
Weight: 1.694
Language: English



Preface



Conceptual Foundations



Geriatric Mental Health Care in the Twenty-first Century



Concepts Underlying Geriatric Mental Health Care



A Clinical Guide



Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment



Interviewing and Developing an Alliance



Age-Related Changes in Cognition in Later Life



Cognitive Impairment in Older Persons



Alzheimer Disease



Other Dementias



Managing the Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia



Mood Disorders



Anxiety Disorders



Schizophrenia in Later Life



Alcohol Abuse, Substance Abuse, and Medication Mismanagement



Other Psychiatric Disorders and Behavioral Conditions



Family Caregiving



Special Clinical Issues



Assessing the Capacity of Older Persons



Elder Abuse



Violent Deaths



Disasters and Terrorism



End-of-Life Care



Geriatric Mental Health Policies


References


Index