Older people's mental health today
Subtitle: a handbook
By: edited by Toby Williamson
Publisher: Pavilion Publishing
Published: 2009
Place of publication: England
Language: eng
Number of pages: 226
ISBN-13: 9781908066961; 9781299972728; 9781841962474
Subjects: Mentally ill older people; Care; Older people; Mental health services; Mental health
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Part I: Mental Health and Well-Being of Older People; title: Old age and mental health in the context of the life span : what are the key issues in the 21st century? / Andrew McCulloch; title: Mental health and well-being in later life : definitions and determinants / Alisoun Milne; title: Addressing the challenges to mental health and well-being in later life / Alisoun Milne; title: What do you expect at your age? / Philip Hurst; title: Part 2: Care and Support of Older People with Mental Health Problems; title: The older people's mental health legal and policy framework / Jill Manthorpe; title: Working with older people who have dementia / Ruth Bartlett; title: Depression and anxiety in later life : making visible the invisible / Mary Godfrey; title: Older people with lifelong mental health problems / Jo Warner and Alisoun Milne; title: Older people, suicide and self-harm / Catherine Jackson; title: Involving families, carers and friends of older people with mental health problems / Drew Lindon; title: Integrating health and social care / Jane Gilliard; title: Person-centred care and recovery / Kevin Sole and Lynne Read; title: Involving older people in service planning, development and evaluation; title: David Crepaz-Keay and Lisa Haywood; title: Housing : the backdrop to good mental health and well-being in later life / Jane Minter; title: Dignity in care of older people with mental health problems / Lesley Carter; title: Adult protection and risk among older people with mental health problems / Bridget Penhale; title: Mental health, palliative care for older people and end of life care / Adnan Treloar, Aparna Prasanna and Kapila Ranasinghe.