Description
This fully revised and updated second edition provides a complete introduction to aging and mental health for psychology students taking courses in aging as well as for academics and practitioners working in the field of gerontology.
- Offers a comprehensive review of models of mental health and mental illness, along with their implications for treatment of older adults
- Provides a pragmatic analysis of assessment and treatment approaches that both students and practitioners will find useful
- Uses case studies to link theory and practice
- Fully updated to include discussion of the development and implementation of evidence-based treatment protocols in the field of mental health; the increasing prevalence of cognitive impairment and an appreciation of its implications for a variety of functional behaviors; and a changing understanding of long-term care away from a focus on institutional care and toward a broader spectrum of services
Table of Contents
Preface viii
Part I Introduction 1
1 Mental Health and Aging: An Introduction 3
2 Basic Gerontology for Working with Older Adults 16
Part II Models of Mental Health in Later Life 33
Part II Introduction 33
3 Psychodynamic Model 37
4 Cognitive-Behavioral Model 53
5 Stress and Coping Model 74
6 Family Systems Model 89
Part II Summary and Commentary: Choosing Among Models of Mental Disorders in Later Life 105
Part III Introduction to Mental Disorders 111
Part III Introduction 111
7 Cognitive Impairment 115
8 Depression 136
9 Severe Mental Disorders in Older Adults: Schizophrenia and Other Late-Life Psychoses 157
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10 Anxiety, Sexual, and Sleep Disorders 178
11 Substance Abuse, Personality Disorders, and Marital/Family Confl ict 199
12 Settings and Contexts of Mental Health Services 223
Epilogue 241
References 243
Name Index 278
Subject Index 293
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