Description
The Handbook of Mental Health and Aging, Third Edition provides a foundational background for practitioners and researchers to understand mental health care in older adults as presented by leading experts in the field. Wherever possible, chapters integrate research into clinical practice. The book opens with conceptual factors, such as the epidemiology of mental health disorders in aging and cultural factors that impact mental health. The book transitions into neurobiological-based topics such as biomarkers, age-related structural changes in the brain, and current models of accelerated aging in mental health. Clinical topics include dementia, neuropsychology, psychotherapy, psychopharmacology, mood disorders, anxiety, schizophrenia, sleep disorders, and substance abuse. The book closes with current and future trends in geriatric mental health, including the brain functional connectome, repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS), technology-based interventions, and treatment innovations.- Identifies factors influencing mental health in older adults- Includes biological, sociological, and psychological factors- Reviews epidemiology of different mental health disorders- Supplies separate chapters on grief, schizophrenia, mood, anxiety, and sleep disorders- Discusses biomarkers and genetics of mental health and aging- Provides assessment and treatment approaches
Table of Contents
List of ContributorsPreface1. Concepts and Issues in Mental Health and AgingNathan Hantke and Ruth O'Hara2. Epidemiology of Selected Mental Disorders in Later LifeBrenna N. Renn, Patricia A. Arean and Jurgen Unutzer3. Culture and Ethnicity in the Mental Health of Older AdultsLucas Torres, Claire Bird and Felicia Mata-Greve4. Stress, Mental Health, and AgingRaeanne C. Moore, Elizabeth Straus and Laura M. Campbell5. Structural Changes in the Aging BrainMeghan Riddle and Warren D. Taylor6. Sleep-Dependent Cellular Chemical Changes in the Aging BrainGordon X. Wang and Philippe Mourrain7. Biomarkers of Cognitive Impairment in Late-Life DepressionBreno S. Diniz and Meryl A. Butters8. Accelerated Brain Molecular Aging in DepressionRammohan Shukla and Etienne Sibille9. Cognitive Dysfunction in Late-Life Psychiatric Disorders: Phenotypes, Risk Factors, and Treatment TargetsChristina F. Chick, Casey Buck and Ruth O'Hara10. Suicide in Late LifeJoshua T. Jordan and Lauren A. Anker11. Anxiety and its Disorders in Old AgeSherry A. Beaudreau, Christine E. Gould, Susan Sharp Kolderup and Nehjla Mashal12. Bipolar Disorders in Older AdultsLaura Hein, Annemiek Dols and Lisa T. Eyler13. Positive Psychiatry and Successful Aging in People with SchizophreniaDilip V. Jeste, Ryan Van Patten and Ellen E. Lee14. Alzheimer's Disease and Other Neurocognitive DisordersLucy Y. Wang, Beth Ann LaBardi, Murray A Raskind and Elaine R Peskind15. Substance Use Disorders in the ElderlyTylor J. Jilk and Martin S. Mumenthaler16. Sleep Disorders and AgingLogan Schneider, Rosy Karna, Makoto Kawai and Kai Parker-Fong17. Aging of Persons with Neurodevelopmental DisabilitiesLauren A. Anker, Christina F. Chick and Joachim F. Hallmayer18. Bereavement and GriefDanielle K. Florioso, Alana Iglewicz and Sidney Zisook19. Neuropsychology with Older AdultsNathan Hantke and Nicholas T. Bott20. Integrative Precision-Medicine Approach to Cognitive Assessment in Older AdultsSharon Naparstek, Omer Linkovski and Limor Gertner21. Functional Assessment in Geriatric Mental HealthAdriana Seelye, Sarah Brown, Katherine Dorociak, Jeffrey Kaye, Katherine Wild and Snezana Urosevic22. Psychotherapeutic Interventions with Older Adults: Now and Into the FutureLeander K. Mitchell and Nancy A. Pachana23. Psycopharmacologic TreatmentVimal M. Aga, Mujeeb U. Shad, Hongru Zhu and Carl Salzman24. Technology-Based Mental Health Assessment and InterventionChristine E. Gould, Flora Ma, Julia R. Loup, Christine Juang, Erin Y. Sakai and Renee Pepin25. Community and Home Care for Mentally Ill Older AdultsErin Cassidy-Eagle26. Forensic and Ethical IssuesMousa S. Botros, Julie E. Guzzardi, Regina M. Carney, Spencer Eth and Gregory B. Leong27. The Economics of Geriatric Mental Health CareNicholas T. Bott28. The Future of Mental Health and AgingNathan Hantke, Ruth O'Hara, Sherry A. Beaudreau and Amit EtkinAuthor IndexSubject Index
