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 INDICE: Preface. Part I: Introduction: 1. Mental Health and Aging: An Introduction. 2. Basic Gerontology for Working with Older Adults. Part II: Models of Mental Health in Later Life: Part II Introduction. 3. Psychodynamic Model. 4. Cognitive-Behavioral Model. 5. Stress and Coping Model. 6. Family Systems Model. Part II Summary and Commentary: Choosing Among Models of Mental Disorders in Later Life. Part III: Introduction to Mental Disorders: Part III Introduction. 7. Cognitive Impairment. 8. Depression. 9. Severe Mental Disorders in Older Adults: Schizophrenia and Other Late-Life Psychoses: Stephen J. Bartels (Dartmouth Centers for Health and Aging). 10. Anxiety, Sexual, and Sleep Disorders. 11. Substance Abuse, Personality Disorders, and Marital/Family Conflict. 12. Settings and Contexts of Mental Health Services. Epilogue. References. NameIndex. Subject Index.
- ISBN: 978-1-4051-3075-2
- Editorial: Wiley-Blackwell
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 296
- Fecha Publicación: 19/11/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés