Mental disorders in older adults
In this book, the authors begin by describing the normal processes of growing older, showing how healthy individuals learn adaptive coping skills to compensate for mild cognitive decline. The book then details the assessment and treatment of the disorders most commonly experienced by older adults, i...
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| Glavni autor: | Zarit, Steven H. (-) |
| Vrsta građe: | Knjiga |
| Jezik: | eng |
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New York :
Guilford Press,
cop. 1998.
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Sadržaj:
- Introduction: Concepts and practice with older adults
- Normal processes of aging
- Disorders of aging: Dementia, delirium, and other cognitive problems
- Functional disorders in later life
- Clinical assessment
- Psychological testing for differential diagnosis and competence evaluations
- Basic issues in treatment
- Treatment of depression
- Coordination of mental health and aging services
- Paranoid disorders
- Treatment of dementia
- Family caregiving
- Consultation in institutional settings
- Ethical issues in geriatric psychology