Aging and Mental Health
ISBN: 9781405130752 | 140513075X
Edition: 2ndFormat: Paperback
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Pub. Date: 12/6/2010
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This fully revised and updated second edition provides a complete introduction to aging and mental health for psychology students taking courses in aging as well as for academics and practitioners working in the field of gerontology.* Offers a comprehensive review of models of mental health and mental illness, along with their implications for treatment of older adults * Provides a pragmatic analysis of assessment and treatment approaches that both students and practitioners will find useful * Uses case studies to link theory and practice * Ful... MORE
| Preface | |
| Introduction | |
| Mental Health and Aging: An Introduction | |
| Basic Gerontology for Working with Older Adults | |
| Models of Mental Health in Later Life | |
| Part II: Introduction | |
| Psychodynamic Model | |
| Cognitive-Behavioral Model | |
| Stress and Coping Model | |
| Family Systems Model | |
| Part II Summa... MORE | |
| Introduction to Mental Disorders | |
| Part III: Introduction | |
| Cognitive Impairment | |
| Depression | |
| Severe Mental Disorders in Older Adults: Schizophrenia and Other Late-Life Psychoses: Stephen J. Bartels (Dartmouth Centers for Health and Aging) | |
| 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 | |
| Table of Contents provided by Publisher. All Rights Reserved. |
Daniel L. Segal is Professor of Psychology and Director of Clinical Training at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. Sara Honn Qualls is Kraemer Professor of Aging Studies, Professor of Psychology, and Director of the Gerontology Center at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. Michael A. Smyer is Professor of Psychology and Provost at Bucknell University.
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