| Contents |
Geriatric mental health care in the twenty-first century -- Concepts underlying geriatric mental health care -- Comprehensive geriatric assessment : the context of care -- Interviewing and developing an alliance -- Age-related changes in cognition in later life -- Cognitive impairment in older persons -- Alzheimer disease -- Other dementias -- Managing the behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia -- Mood disorders -- Anxiety disorders -- Schizophrenia in later life -- Alcohol abuse, substance abuse, and medication mismanagement -- Other psychiatric disorders and behavioral conditions -- Family caregiving -- Assessing the capacity of older persons -- Elder mistreatment : abuse and neglect -- Violent deaths : suicide and homicide-suicide -- Disasters and terrorism -- End-of-life care -- Geriatric mental health policies in context. |
| Local note | Laupus-WCP |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-315) and index. |
| LCCN | 2010049747 |
| ISBN | 9781421400976 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9781421400983 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 1421400979 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 1421400987 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
