Assessment and treatment of older adults : a guide for mental health professionals /

"The book is a broad overview for those mental health practitioners without prior aging background who are serving some older adults in clinical practice. It is a primer for those who want to learn the professional lay of the land in geropsychology. The book is also informed by many years of ex...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hinrichsen, Gregory A., 1951- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, [2019]
Temas:
Older people > Mental health > Evaluation.
Older people > Psychology.
Geriatric psychiatry.
Older people > Mental health services > United States.
Geriatric Psychiatry
Aged > psychology
Personnes âgées > Santé mentale > Évaluation.
Personnes âgées > Psychologie.
Personnes âgées > Services de santé mentale > États-Unis.
Gérontopsychiatrie.
PSYCHOLOGY / Developmental / Adulthood & Aging
Older people > Mental health services.
United States.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Thinking about aging and work in the field of aging
  • Facts about aging and the lifespan developmental perspective
  • Overview of assessment
  • Overview of treatment
  • Assessment and treatment of depression and anxiety
  • Assessment and treatment of cognitive impairment, problem alcohol use, and prescription drug misuse
  • Summary and next steps
  • Appendix A: Resources
  • Appendix B: Assessment screening instruments
  • References

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