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By
Ian Norman, BA, MSc, PhD, DipAppSocStud, CQSW, RMN, RNMH, RGN, Senior Lecturer, Department of Nursing Studies, King's College London, UK
Sally Redfern, BSc, PhD, RGN, Formerly Professor of Nursing and Director, Nursing Research Unit, King's College, London, UK
Description
Helping older people and their families cope successfully with mental health problems is the responsibility of a multi-disciplinary team
of health and social care professionals. This textbook reflects this approach and applies theory and research to the practical care
of elderly people with mental health problems from a multi-disciplinary perspective. The book is divided into four sections: Mental
Health, Old Age, and Society; Understanding Mental Health Problems in Later Life; Therapeutic Interventions; and The Organization of
Care for Elderly People with Mental Health Problems. Case material is interspersed throughout to illustrate the application of theory
and research in practice and all chapters include annotated bibliographies of recommended reading as well as reference lists.
Audience
Health and social care students, students in gerontology
Contents
SECTION 1 MENTAL HEALTH, OLD AGE and SOCIETY: the Demography and Mental Health of Elderly People. Psychosocial Approaches to Ageing and
Mental Health. Biological Approaches to Ageing and Mental Health SECTION 2 UNDERSTANDING MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS in LATER LIFE:Developmental
Problems in Later Life. Learning Disabiltiy in Later Life. Assessment of Older People. Anxiety in Later Life. Depression and Mania in
Later Life. Suicide in Later Life. Acute and Sub-Acute Confusional States (Delirium) in Later Life. Dementia. Substance Misuse in the
Elderly. Schizophrenia in Later Life. Struggling with Services. Mental Health Problems in Old Age SECTION 3 INTERVENTION: Counselling:
Maintaining Mental Health in Older Age. Speech, Language and Communication. Reducing Challenging Behaviour of Elderly Confused People:
A Behavioural Perspective. Cognitive Therapy with Older People. Reality Orientation (RO) in the 1990s. Beyond Validation. Approaches
to Reminiscence. Pharmacological Treatments and Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) SECTION 4 the ORGANISATION of CARE for ELDERLY PEOPLE
with MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS: the Development of Service Provision. Supporting Elderly People and Informal Carers at Home. Supporting
Paid Carers. Supporting Residents in Long-Stay Settings. Legal and Ethical Issues in Mental Health Care of Elderly Patients. Reflections.
Index
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Paperback, 584 pages, publication date: SEP-1996
ISBN-13: 978-0-443-05173-9
ISBN-10: 0-443-05173-9
Imprint: CHURCHILL LIVINGSTONE
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