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 ...
This wide-ranging, multidisciplinary collection examines how advances in medicine and technology are affecting the aging process and the lives of elderly persons.In analyzing the state of biotechnology, these essays applaud the positive - extended longevity and the potential for greater quality of life - while probing such ethical quandaries as ...
Part of the "Wiley Series in Clinical Geropsychology", "Changes in Decision-Making Capacity in Older Adults: Assessment and Intervention" helps to familiarize you with the legal and social contexts for decision making in potentially impaired individuals. Editors Sara Qualls and Michael Smyer have brought together a notable team of international ...
Researchers describe effective mental health programmes for the aged, which are designed both for traditional settings and for more innovative circumstances. They describe and evaluate ways to help chronic and acute mental disorders, to provide preventative measures that concentrate on such factors as work or family, and finally ways to help train ...
Over 50 per cent of nursing home residents suffer from mental impairment, usually disorientation, depression or agitation. This book tells how to manage effectively the mental health needs of the elderly in a nursing home setting.
This book represents the culmination of a decade's work by researchers involved with improving mental health caregiving by nursing home staffs. The purpose of this manual is to guide trainers through a program to improve the behavior management skills of nurses and aides dealing with problematic resident behavior related to disorientation, ...
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