
Handbook of Mental Health and Aging
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Description
Key Features
- Identifies factors influencing mental health in older adults
- Includes biological, sociological, and psychological factors
- Reviews epidemiology of different mental health disorders
- Supplies separate chapters on grief, schizophrenia, mood, anxiety, and sleep disorders
- Discusses biomarkers and genetics of mental health and aging
- Provides assessment and treatment approaches
Readership
Clinicians, researchers, and students in psychology, gerontology, psychiatry, neuroscience, and other related health care professions tasked with caring for the aging population
Table of Contents
List of Contributors
Preface1. Concepts and Issues in Mental Health and Aging
Nathan Hantke and Ruth O'Hara2. Epidemiology of Selected Mental Disorders in Later Life
Brenna N. Renn, Patricia A. Arean and Jurgen Unutzer3. Culture and Ethnicity in the Mental Health of Older Adults
Lucas Torres, Claire Bird and Felicia Mata-Greve4. Stress, Mental Health, and Aging
Raeanne C. Moore, Elizabeth Straus and Laura M. Campbell5. Structural Changes in the Aging Brain
Meghan Riddle and Warren D. Taylor6. Sleep-Dependent Cellular Chemical Changes in the Aging Brain
Gordon X. Wang and Philippe Mourrain7. Biomarkers of Cognitive Impairment in Late-Life Depression
Breno S. Diniz and Meryl A. Butters8. Accelerated Brain Molecular Aging in Depression
Rammohan Shukla and Etienne Sibille9. Cognitive Dysfunction in Late-Life Psychiatric Disorders: Phenotypes, Risk Factors, and Treatment Targets
Christina F. Chick, Casey Buck and Ruth O'Hara10. Suicide in Late Life
Joshua T. Jordan and Lauren A. Anker11. Anxiety and its Disorders in Old Age
Sherry A. Beaudreau, Christine E. Gould, Susan Sharp Kolderup and Nehjla Mashal12. Bipolar Disorders in Older Adults
Laura Hein, Annemiek Dols and Lisa T. Eyler13. Positive Psychiatry and Successful Aging in People with Schizophrenia
Dilip V. Jeste, Ryan Van Patten and Ellen E. Lee14. Alzheimer's Disease and Other Neurocognitive Disorders
Lucy Y. Wang, Beth Ann LaBardi, Murray A Raskind and Elaine R Peskind15. Substance Use Disorders in the Elderly
Tylor J. Jilk and Martin S. Mumenthaler16. Sleep Disorders and Aging
Logan Schneider, Rosy Karna, Makoto Kawai and Kai Parker-Fong17. Aging of Persons with Neurodevelopmental Disabilities
Lauren A. Anker, Christina F. Chick and Joachim F. Hallmayer18. Bereavement and Grief
Danielle K. Florioso, Alana Iglewicz and Sidney Zisook19. Neuropsychology with Older Adults
Nathan Hantke and Nicholas T. Bott20. Integrative Precision-Medicine Approach to Cognitive Assessment in Older Adults
Sharon Naparstek, Omer Linkovski and Limor Gertner21. Functional Assessment in Geriatric Mental Health
Adriana Seelye, Sarah Brown, Katherine Dorociak, Jeffrey Kaye, Katherine Wild and Snezana Urosevic22. Psychotherapeutic Interventions with Older Adults: Now and Into the Future
Leander K. Mitchell and Nancy A. Pachana23. Psycopharmacologic Treatment
Vimal M. Aga, Mujeeb U. Shad, Hongru Zhu and Carl Salzman24. Technology-Based Mental Health Assessment and Intervention
Christine E. Gould, Flora Ma, Julia R. Loup, Christine Juang, Erin Y. Sakai and Renee Pepin25. Community and Home Care for Mentally Ill Older Adults
Erin Cassidy-Eagle26. Forensic and Ethical Issues
Mousa S. Botros, Julie E. Guzzardi, Regina M. Carney, Spencer Eth and Gregory B. Leong27. The Economics of Geriatric Mental Health Care
Nicholas T. Bott28. The Future of Mental Health and Aging
Nathan Hantke, Ruth O'Hara, Sherry A. Beaudreau and Amit EtkinAuthor Index
Subject Index
Product details
- No. of pages: 512
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Academic Press 2020
- Published: April 11, 2020
- Imprint: Academic Press
- eBook ISBN: 9780128004937
- Hardcover ISBN: 9780128001363
About the Editors
Nathan Hantke
Affiliations and Expertise
Amit Etkin
Affiliations and Expertise
Ruth O'Hara
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