Aging and mental health positive psychosocial and biomedical approaches

• Main Authors: Butler, Robert N. (Author), Lewis, Myrna I. (Author), Sunderland, Trey (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Boston Allyn and Bacon 1998
• Edition: FIFTH EDITION
• Subjects: Geriatric Psychiatry > United States; Aged > United States; Community Mental Health Services; Health Services for the Aged; Mental Disorders
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• Physical Description: xiii, 530 pages illustrations 24 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index
• ISBN: 9780205193363; 0205193366

Designed for professionals working with the elderly, this text provides comprehensive coverage of the ageing process and its effects on mental health. It sets out the nature and problems of old age, including the problems of older people in their families, and explores some of the common emotional problems and psychiatric disorders which can affect the elderly. It also outlines the evaluation, treatment and prevention of some common effects of ageing. There is specific coverage of race, ethnicity, gender, crime, alcoholism and physical disabilities, including deafness and blindness