Mental Health Practice with the Elderly |
Contents
Myths and Theories of Aging | 1 |
Aging and the Individual | 14 |
The Social Context of Aging | 39 |
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ability activities adaptive alcohol Alzheimer's disease American Geriatrics Society American Psychiatric Association anxiety areas aspects assessment behavior beliefs changes Chapter client-centered client-centered therapy Clinical cognitive concerns considered coping death decrease delirium depression developed discussed disease disorders dying effective elderly emotional environment euthanasia family members feelings focus focuses functioning Geriatrics Gerontologist Gestalt Gestalt therapy goals Guidelines Medical help the client Hispanics impact impairment individual institutional settings interaction issues Journal living loss major memory mental health interventions mental health practice mental health practitioner mental health problems mental health services nursing home older adults older clients older persons one's organic brain syndrome paranoid paranoid disorders patient percent pets physical potential professional programs psychological reactions reality orientation reinforce relationship relaxation reminiscence response role schizophrenics senile dementia sense sessions sexual skills social specific staff status suggested symptoms techniques therapeutic therapist therapy tion treatment types widow yes/no younger