Emotional Problems in Later Life: Intervention Strategies for Professional Caregivers, Second Edition

Written by an internationally renowed authority in geriatric psychiatry, this text discusses the most common emotional problems affecting the elderly: memory loss, depression, anxiety, sleeping problems, alcohol and drug abuse, and others. Each problem is addressed in a consistent format highlighting:

  • the nature and scope of the problem
  • the etiological factors involved
  • a diagnostic workup
  • treatment strategies

The focus is on providing the health practitioner with information and specific strategies to diagnose the nature of the problem and to resolve the difficulties, as the situation dictates.

This updated edition includes new information on managed care for older adults--clearly illustrating for the professional how mental health care is financed.

The author's pragmatic, problem-oriented approach and his illustrative case vignettes make the book an invaluable reference for all who work with this challenging, underserved, and rapidly growing population.

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Emotional Problems in Later Life: Intervention Strategies for Professional Caregivers, Second Edition

Written by an internationally renowed authority in geriatric psychiatry, this text discusses the most common emotional problems affecting the elderly: memory loss, depression, anxiety, sleeping problems, alcohol and drug abuse, and others. Each problem is addressed in a consistent format highlighting:

  • the nature and scope of the problem
  • the etiological factors involved
  • a diagnostic workup
  • treatment strategies

The focus is on providing the health practitioner with information and specific strategies to diagnose the nature of the problem and to resolve the difficulties, as the situation dictates.

This updated edition includes new information on managed care for older adults--clearly illustrating for the professional how mental health care is financed.

The author's pragmatic, problem-oriented approach and his illustrative case vignettes make the book an invaluable reference for all who work with this challenging, underserved, and rapidly growing population.

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Emotional Problems in Later Life: Intervention Strategies for Professional Caregivers, Second Edition

Emotional Problems in Later Life: Intervention Strategies for Professional Caregivers, Second Edition

by Dan Blazer MD, PhD
Emotional Problems in Later Life: Intervention Strategies for Professional Caregivers, Second Edition

Emotional Problems in Later Life: Intervention Strategies for Professional Caregivers, Second Edition

by Dan Blazer MD, PhD

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Written by an internationally renowed authority in geriatric psychiatry, this text discusses the most common emotional problems affecting the elderly: memory loss, depression, anxiety, sleeping problems, alcohol and drug abuse, and others. Each problem is addressed in a consistent format highlighting:

  • the nature and scope of the problem
  • the etiological factors involved
  • a diagnostic workup
  • treatment strategies

The focus is on providing the health practitioner with information and specific strategies to diagnose the nature of the problem and to resolve the difficulties, as the situation dictates.

This updated edition includes new information on managed care for older adults--clearly illustrating for the professional how mental health care is financed.

The author's pragmatic, problem-oriented approach and his illustrative case vignettes make the book an invaluable reference for all who work with this challenging, underserved, and rapidly growing population.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780826175632
Publisher: Springer Publishing Company
Publication date: 01/01/1998
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 280
File size: 717 KB

About the Author

Dan Blazer, MD, PhD, is former Dean of Medical Education, Duke University School of Medicine and J.P. Gibbons Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. He is Professor of Community and Family Medicine at Duke and Head of the University Council on Aging and Human Development. He also serves as Adjunct Professor in the Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina.

Table of Contents

    Preface
  1. Who are the Elderly?
  2. Communicating with the Older Adult Suffering Emotional Problems
  3. Memory Loss
  4. Depression
  5. Suspiciousness and Agitation
  6. Anxiety
  7. Hypochondriasis and Other Sometoform Disorders
  8. Sleeping Problems
  9. Alcohol and Drug Abuse
  10. Emotional Problems Associated with Physical Illness
  11. Bereavement
  12. Working with the Family of the Older Adult Suffering Emotional Problems
  13. Successful Aging
  14. Financing the Care for Emotional Problems in Later Life

  15. Index
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