Assessing And Treating Late-life Depression: A Casebook And Resource Guide
Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Psychology
| Author: | Michele J. Karel, Suzanne Ogland-hand, Margaret Gatz | ISBN: | 9780786746736 |
| Publisher: | Basic Books | Publication: | April 30, 2009 |
| Imprint: | Basic Books | Language: | English |
| Author: | Michele J. Karel, Suzanne Ogland-hand, Margaret Gatz |
| ISBN: | 9780786746736 |
| Publisher: | Basic Books |
| Publication: | April 30, 2009 |
| Imprint: | Basic Books |
| Language: | English |
Not only is depression among the elderly treatable but, given its increase in incidence and a rapidly aging population, it is a critical issue for the mental-health and medical communities. The authors review the range of late-life depressive syndromes and the strategies for assessing and treating them, and illustrate the problems and principles with fourteen extended case studies-rare in the geropsychology literature and the core of the book. They also provide a guide to medications, screening tools, innovative models, and supplementary resources, invaluable tools for mental-health professionals and medical practitioners alike.
Not only is depression among the elderly treatable but, given its increase in incidence and a rapidly aging population, it is a critical issue for the mental-health and medical communities. The authors review the range of late-life depressive syndromes and the strategies for assessing and treating them, and illustrate the problems and principles with fourteen extended case studies-rare in the geropsychology literature and the core of the book. They also provide a guide to medications, screening tools, innovative models, and supplementary resources, invaluable tools for mental-health professionals and medical practitioners alike.
