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Handbook of mental health and aging /

This book is a thorough revision of one of the most comprehensive reference volumes for persons working in the area of aging and mental health. The thrust of the work is interdisciplinary, and discusses research on both clinical and practical issues in aging and mental health. The multidisciplinary...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Birren, James E., Sloane, R. Bruce, 1923-, Cohen, Gene D.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: San Diego : Academic Press, �1992.
Edición:2nd ed.
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  • Concepts and issues in mental health and aging / Barry D. Lebowitz, George Niederehe
  • The epidemiology of selected mental disorders in later life / James C. Anthony, Ahmed Aboraya
  • Culture and mental health in later life / David Gutmann
  • Gender and ethnicity patterns / E. Percil Stanford, Barbara C. Du Bois
  • Adult life crises / Morton A. Lieberman, Harvey Peskin
  • Structural changes in the aging brain / Arnold B. Scheibel
  • Neurochemical changes with aging : predisposition towards age-related mental disorders / David G. Morgan
  • Cerebral metabolism in aging and dementia / Cheryl L. Grady, Stanley I. Rapoport
  • The outcomes of psychiatric disorder in the elderly : relevance to quality of life / Barry Gurland, Sidney Katz
  • Aging and the senses / Frank Schieber
  • Memory, learning, and attention / Judith A. Sugar, Joan M. McDowd
  • Intellectual functioning in relation to mental health / Walter R. Cunningham, Kirsten L. Haman
  • Emotion and personality / Hans Thomae
  • Mood disorders and suicide / Harold G. Koenig, Dan G. Blazer.
  • Anxiety and its disorders in old age / Javaid I. Sheikh / Personality disorders in old age / Joel Sadavoy, Barry Fogel
  • Schizophrenia and psychotic states / Peter V. Rabins
  • Alzheimer's disease and other dementing disorders / Murray A. Raskind, Elaine R. Peskind
  • Alcohol and substance-use disorders in the elderly / Roland M. Atkinson, Linda Ganzini, Michael J. Bernstein
  • Sleep disorders and aging / Carolyn C. Hoch [and others]
  • Aging in persons with developmental disabilities / Marsha Mailick Seltzer
  • Neuropsychiatric assessment / Eric D. Caine, Hillel T. Grossman
  • Neuropsychological assessment / Asenath La Rue, Janet Yang, Sheryl Osato
  • Functional assessment in geriatric mental health / Bryan J. Kemp, Judith Mitchell
  • Behavioral and psychotherapeutic interventions / Nancy A. Newton, Lawrence W. Lazarus
  • Psychopharmacologic treatment / Carl Salzman, Joyce Nevis-Olesen
  • Environmental interventions for cognitively impaired older persons / Victor Regnier, Jon Pynoos
  • Community and home care for mentally ill older adults / Linda K. George.
  • Mental health and aging : hospital care, a nursing perspective / May H. Wykle, Mary E. Segall, Stephanie Nagley
  • Nursing home care / Benjamin Liptzin
  • Forensic and ethical issues / Spencer Eth, Gregory B. Leong
  • Economic issues and geriatric mental health care / Gary L. Gottlieb
  • The future of mental health and aging / Gene D. Cohen.