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Practical strategies in geriatric mental health cases and approaches /
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Washington, D.C. :
American Psychiatric Association Publishing,
[2020]
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| Edición: | First edition. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Late-life depression I : "I can't keep up with my grandkids" / Dolores Gallagher-Thompson, Ann Choryan Bilbrey, Erin Cassidy-Eagle, Larry W. Thompson
- Late-life depression II : "I think of ending my life every day" / Aazaz U. Haq and Christopher O'Connell
- Working with depressed caregivers : behavioral activation: "I can't find the energy or time to leave the house" / Ann Choryan Bilbrey, Erin Cassidy-Eagle, and Dolores Gallagher-Thompson
- Diagnosis and treatment of generalized anxiety disorder in later life : "Getting old is not for wimps!" / Marla Kokesh Daniel D. Sewell
- Somatic complaints and anxiety in older adults : "I wish the doctor would figure out what's wrong with me" / Sheila Lahijani
- Pain and psychological factors in older adults : "I need more pain medication, not less!" / Beth D. Darnall
- Primary sleep disorders : "My wife says I snore loudly and sometimes stop breathing while I'm asleep" / Cathy I. Cheng and Clete A. Kushida
- Evaluation and management of insomnia : "My sleeping pill isn't working anymore" / Erin L. Cassidy-Eagle, Laura B. Dunn, and Oxana Palesh
- Bipolar disorder : "What's wrong with Mom? Is it dementia?" / Barbara R. Sommer
- Post-traumatic stress disorder : "My stomach hurts" / Kelli M. Columbo and Aazaz U. Haq
- Evaluation and treatment of substance use disorders : "I just have one drink with dinner, Doc" / Karen Reimers and Ilse R. Wiechers
- Mild cognitive impairment : "I'm forgetting things. Is this normal for my age, or do I have dementia?" / Iuliana Predescu and Laura B. Dunn
- Neuropsychological testing : "I sometimes forget things" / Tonita E. Wroolie, Erin Cassidy-Eagle, and Laura B. Dunn
- Behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia : "Little men are invading my backyard" / Awais Aftab and Daniel Kim
- Delirium in older adults : "Me, confused? Nah!" / Patricia Serrano, Elizabeth Hathaway, and Ajita Mathur
- Inpatient issues
- behavioral and pharmacologic interventions : "He tried to kick a staff member" / Nishina A. Thomas, Monica Mathys, and Mary (Molly) E. Camp
- Post-intensive care syndrome : "He's just not himself" / Duane Allen, Babar Khan, and Sophia Wang
- Physical activity in late life : "I run out of breath" / J. Kaci Fairchild, Kathryn Phillipps, and Peter Louras
- The social worker in geriatric outpatient care : "Can you help me with this patient?" / Laura Clayton
- Initial evaluation and management of frontotemporal dementia : "My wife seems different" / Eveleigh Wagner, Warren Taylor, and R. Ryan Darby
- Legal issues in cognitive disorders : "Mom changed her will" / Leah McGowan, Michael Kelly
- Driving in the older adult : "My husband can be absent-minded when he's driving, that's all" / Christopher O'Connell and Aazaz U. Haq
- LGBT issues in aging : "I've been a woman my whole life" / Kevin K. Johnson
- Practical strategies for approaching grief : "When in doubt, be human" / Alana Iglewicz.