Integrated textbook of geriatric mental health
By: Donna Cohen, Carl Eisdorfer
Contributors: Eisdorfer, Carl
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Baltimore
Language: eng
Number of pages: 332
ISBN-13: 9781421400976; 9781421400983
Subjects: Mental health; Aged; Geriatric psychiatry; Psychology; Textbooks; Mental Health Services; Older people; Dementia; Mental Disorders
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-315) and index.
Table of contents: title: Geriatric mental health care in the twenty-first century; title: Concepts underlying geriatric mental health care; title: Comprehensive geriatric assessment : the context of care; title: Interviewing and developing an alliance; title: Age-related changes in cognition in later life; title: Cognitive impairment in older persons; title: Alzheimer disease; title: Other dementias; title: Managing the behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia; title: Mood disorders; title: Anxiety disorders; title: Schizophrenia in later life; title: Alcohol abuse, substance abuse, and medication mismanagement; title: Other psychiatric disorders and behavioral conditions; title: Family caregiving; title: Assessing the capacity of older persons; title: Elder mistreatment : abuse and neglect; title: Violent deaths : suicide and homicide-suicide; title: Disasters and terrorism; title: End-of-life care; title: Geriatric mental health policies in context.