| Description |
717 pages ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Alexander Street Press
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Counseling and psychotherapy transcripts, client narratives, and reference works.
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| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: Part One: General Issues In The Treatment Of The Elderly -- Psychological Perspectives on the Normal Aging Process - Susan Krauss Whitbourne -- Prevention, Nutrition, and Exercise in the Aged - Walter M Bortz II and Sharon Stewart Bortz -- Dependency in Late Life - Ann L Horgas, Hans-Werner Wahl, and Margaret M Baltes -- Clinical Intervention with Ethnic Minority Elders - Jeanne L Tsai and Laura L Carstensen -- The Significance of Gender in the Treatment of Older Adults - Susan Turk-Charles, Tara Rose, and Margaret Gatz -- Practical Issues Related to Maintenance of Mental Health and Positive Well-Being in Family Caregivers - Larry W Thompson and Dolores Gallagher-Thompson -- Part Two: Special Issues In Assessment -- Interviewing Older Adults - Barry A Edelstein and Elizabeth M Semenchuk -- Assessment of Competence to Make Medical Decisions - Marshall B Kapp -- Screening for Neuropsychological Impairment - Michael D Franzen and Roy C Martin -- Psychological Manifestations of Physical Disease in the Elderly - Deborah W Frazer, Martin L Leicht, and Matt Dane Baker -- Part Three: Psychological Disorders And Behavioral Problems -- Dementia - James R Youngjohn and Thomas H Crook III -- Schizophrenia and Delusional Disorder - Joanne Marengo and Jerry F Westermeyer -- Mood Disorders in Older Adults - Rachel Wolfe, Jannay Morrow, and Barbara L Fredrickson -- Anxiety Disorders - Jane E Fisher and James P Noll -- Alcoholism in the Older Population - Joseph G Liberto, David W Oslin, and Paul E Ruskin -- Urinary Incontinence - Kathryn Larsen Burgio and Julie L Locher -- Wandering and Aggression - Jiska Cohen-Mansfield et al -- Sleep Disturbances - Richard R Bootzin et al -- Part Four: Interfacing With Geriatrics -- Interdisciplinary Health Care Teams - Antonette M Zeiss and Ann M Steffen -- The Basic Unit of Geriatric Care -- Common Medical Problems in Geriatric Patients - Eleanor S Segal -- Geriatric Rehabilitation - Laura Mosqueda -- Geriatric Psychopharmacology - Jeanette Schneider |
| Analysis |
Old persons Diseases |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 543-640) and index |
| Notes |
Electronic verison is available via Alexander Street Press |
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Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web |
| Subject |
Geriatrics -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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| Genre/Form |
Handbooks and manuals.
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| Author |
Carstensen, Laura L.
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Dornbrand, Laurie.
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Edelstein, Barry A., 1945-
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| LC no. |
96009986 |
| ISBN |
0803952376 (cloth) |
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