Aging and Mental Health

Michael A. Smyer, Sara Honn Qualls (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

360 Seiten

1998
Blackwell Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-55786-557-1 (ISBN)

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An introduction to, and an overview of, aging and mental health that will be a useful resource for psychology students taking courses in aging as well as for academics working in the field of gerontology. The reigning theoretical models of mental health are discussed, as is their practical application. Therapeutic techniques are also considered.

This volume provides an introduction to, and overview of, aging and mental health that will be a useful resource for psychology students taking courses in aging as well as for academics working in the field of gerontology. It will also be of interest to service providers in psychology, psychiatry, social work and nursing, and to clinicians who are experienced mental health service providers but who have not had much experience of working with older adults. The book offers a detailed and comprehensive discussion of the reigning theoretical models of mental health, and their application to later life. These discussions are supplemented by case material that allows the reader to apply theoretical perspectives to the problems and prospects of later life. The authors have also included the most recent information on effective therapeutic techniques for working with older adults. This combination of theory and practice helps readers conceptualize mental illness problems in later life and prompts decisions as to the assessment and treatment of those problems.

Michael A. Smyer is Professor of Psychology at Boston College. Sarah H. Qualls is Chair of Psychology and Director of the Center on Aging at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs.

List of Figures.List of Tables.List of Boxes. Preface.Acknowledgments. 1. Mental Health and Aging: An Introduction.2. Basic Gerontology for Working with Older Adults.3. Psychodynamic Model.4. Behavioral Model.5. Stress and Coping.6. Family Systems Model.7. Cognitive Impairment.8. Depression.9. Severe Mental Illness in Older Adults: Schizophrenia and Other Late Life Psychoses.10. Other Disorders and Difficulties.11. Institutional Contexts for Mental Health Services.12. The Contexts and Pragmatics of Practice.Epilogue.References. Author Index. Subject Index.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	23.11.1998
Reihe/Serie	Understanding Aging S.
Verlagsort	Oxford
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	672 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Klinische Psychologie
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Geriatrie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	1-55786-557-4 / 1557865574
ISBN-13	978-1-55786-557-1 / 9781557865571
Zustand	Neuware