| Description |
xiii, 530 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Ch. 1. Who are the Elderly? -- Ch. 2. Older People and their Families -- Ch. 3. Healthy, Successful Old Age -- Ch. 4. Common Emotional Problems -- Ch. 5. Common Psychiatric Disorders -- Ch. 6. Cognitive Disorders -- Ch. 7. Special Concerns: Race and Ethnicity, Older Women and Gender Issues, Crime, Alcoholism, Deafness, Blindness, and Sexuality -- Ch. 8. General Treatment Principles -- Ch. 9. Diagnostic Evaluation: How to do a Workup -- Ch. 10. How to Keep People at Home -- Ch. 11. Proper Institutional Care -- Ch. 12. Psychotherapy and Environmental Therapy -- Ch. 13. Drug and other Somatic Therapies -- App. A. Sources of Gerontological Literature -- App. B. Organizations Pertaining to the Elderly -- App. C. Government Programs for the Elderly -- App. D. Training and Education in Gerontology and Geriatrics -- App. E. Staff Inservice Education Material for Work with Older People -- App. F. U.S. Policy on Aging: A Historical Summary |
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App. G. Personal Mental Health Data Form for Older Persons |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Subject |
Geriatric psychiatry.
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Older people -- Mental health services -- United States.
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Older people -- Mental health.
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Geriatric Psychiatry.
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Aged.
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Community Mental Health Services.
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Health Services for the Aged.
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Mental Disorders.
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Aged -- psychology.
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Geriatric Psychiatry.
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| SUBJECT |
United States. https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014481 |
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United States. https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014481 |
| Author |
Lewis, Myrna I.
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Sunderland, Trey.
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| LC no. |
97030861 |
| ISBN |
0205193366 |
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