Providing a unique combination of perspectives, treatment approaches and expertise, The Practical Handbook of Clinical Gerontology explores issues relevant to practitioners who work with the elderly. In 22 accessible chapters, renowned contributors - representing fields such as psychology, medicine, neuropsychology, nursing and law - examine what is known about specific disorders and discuss treatment techniques and the development of intervention plans.
Providing a unique combination of perspectives, treatment approaches and expertise, The Practical Handbook of Clinical Gerontology explores issues relevant to practitioners who work with the elderly. In 22 accessible chapters, renowned contributors - representing fields such as psychology, medicine, neuropsychology, nursing and law - examine what is known about specific disorders and discuss treatment techniques and the development of intervention plans.
PART ONE: GENERAL ISSUES IN THE TREATMENT OF THE ELDERLY Psychological Perspectives on the Normal Aging Process - Susan Krauss Whitbourne Prevention, Nutrition, and Exercise in the Aged - Walter M Bortz II and Sharon Stewart Bortz Dependency in Late Life - Ann L Horgas, Hans-Werner Wahl, and Margaret M Baltes Clinical Intervention with Ethnic Minority Elders - Jeanne L Tsai and Laura L Carstensen The Significance of Gender in the Treatment of Older Adults - Susan Turk-Charles, Tara Rose, and Margaret Gatz Practical Issues Related to Maintenance of Mental Health and Positive Well-Being in Family Caregivers - Larry W Thompson and Dolores Gallagher-Thompson PART TWO: SPECIAL ISSUES IN ASSESSMENT Interviewing Older Adults - Barry A Edelstein and Elizabeth M Semenchuk Assessment of Competence to Make Medical Decisions - Marshall B Kapp Screening for Neuropsychological Impairment - Michael D Franzen and Roy C Martin Psychological Manifestations of Physical Disease in the Elderly - Deborah W Frazer, Martin L Leicht, and Matt Dane Baker PART THREE: PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS AND BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS Dementia - James R Youngjohn and Thomas H Crook III Schizophrenia and Delusional Disorder - Joanne Marengo and Jerry F Westermeyer Mood Disorders in Older Adults - Rachel Wolfe, Jannay Morrow, and Barbara L Fredrickson Anxiety Disorders - Jane E Fisher and James P Noll Alcoholism in the Older Population - Joseph G Liberto, David W Oslin, and Paul E Ruskin Urinary Incontinence - Kathryn Larsen Burgio and Julie L Locher Wandering and Aggression - Jiska Cohen-Mansfield et al Sleep Disturbances - Richard R Bootzin et al PART FOUR: INTERFACING WITH GERIATRICS Interdisciplinary Health Care Teams - Antonette M Zeiss and Ann M Steffen The Basic Unit of Geriatric Care Common Medical Problems in Geriatric Patients - Eleanor S Segal Geriatric Rehabilitation - Laura Mosqueda Geriatric Psychopharmacology - Jeanette Schneider
PART ONE: GENERAL ISSUES IN THE TREATMENT OF THE ELDERLY Psychological Perspectives on the Normal Aging Process - Susan Krauss Whitbourne Prevention, Nutrition, and Exercise in the Aged - Walter M Bortz II and Sharon Stewart Bortz Dependency in Late Life - Ann L Horgas, Hans-Werner Wahl, and Margaret M Baltes Clinical Intervention with Ethnic Minority Elders - Jeanne L Tsai and Laura L Carstensen The Significance of Gender in the Treatment of Older Adults - Susan Turk-Charles, Tara Rose, and Margaret Gatz Practical Issues Related to Maintenance of Mental Health and Positive Well-Being in Family Caregivers - Larry W Thompson and Dolores Gallagher-Thompson PART TWO: SPECIAL ISSUES IN ASSESSMENT Interviewing Older Adults - Barry A Edelstein and Elizabeth M Semenchuk Assessment of Competence to Make Medical Decisions - Marshall B Kapp Screening for Neuropsychological Impairment - Michael D Franzen and Roy C Martin Psychological Manifestations of Physical Disease in the Elderly - Deborah W Frazer, Martin L Leicht, and Matt Dane Baker PART THREE: PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS AND BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS Dementia - James R Youngjohn and Thomas H Crook III Schizophrenia and Delusional Disorder - Joanne Marengo and Jerry F Westermeyer Mood Disorders in Older Adults - Rachel Wolfe, Jannay Morrow, and Barbara L Fredrickson Anxiety Disorders - Jane E Fisher and James P Noll Alcoholism in the Older Population - Joseph G Liberto, David W Oslin, and Paul E Ruskin Urinary Incontinence - Kathryn Larsen Burgio and Julie L Locher Wandering and Aggression - Jiska Cohen-Mansfield et al Sleep Disturbances - Richard R Bootzin et al PART FOUR: INTERFACING WITH GERIATRICS Interdisciplinary Health Care Teams - Antonette M Zeiss and Ann M Steffen The Basic Unit of Geriatric Care Common Medical Problems in Geriatric Patients - Eleanor S Segal Geriatric Rehabilitation - Laura Mosqueda Geriatric Psychopharmacology - Jeanette Schneider
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