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The Praeger handbook of mental health and the aging community electronic book : hardback : alkaline paper
2018
Santa Barbara, California
ISBN 1
9781440853357
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| URL 1 | Gale eBooks |
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| Titles | The Praeger handbook of mental health and the aging community |
| Volume No. | electronic book : hardback : alkaline paper |
| Author | Doreen Maller Kathy Langsam |
| Publisher | Praeger, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC |
| Pub. Date | 2018 |
| Classification 1 | 369.26 老人福祉 |
| ISBN | 9781440853357 |
| Notes | Includes bibliographical references and index. Introduction : ensuring dignified support of mental health in an aging population / Doreen Maller and Kathy Langsom -- Aging & the therapist / Doreen Maller -- The aging brain : new frontiers in neuroscience and medicine / Gerardo Rodriguez-Menendz -- The impact of physical challenges on the mental health of the aging population / Caroline D. Bergeron and Matthew Lee Smith -- Diversity in the aging community / Tamara A. Baker , Darlingtina K. Atakere, Jacquelyn A. Minahan, Araba A. Kuofie, and Thomas Dirth -- LBGTQ seniors & mental health : providing compassionate care to age with dignity / Scott Valentine -- Addiction and the elderly : what a strange trip it's been / Annie Fahy -- Supporting our elders on their sexual journey / Melissa Fritchle -- Dignity and companionship at the end-of-life : two contemplations on hope, fear, and human flourishing / John Eric Baugher -- Culture-centered hospice care : welcoming our African American elders home / Denise Boston -- Aging and the law : the legal aspects of aging and care provision / Pamela Zimba -- Supervision : competencies and special issues / Kathy Langsam. This book describes clinical competencies, specific challenges, and applications in providing services to the elderly and their caregivers. It addresses the training needs of mental health care providers serving the aging population, offering holistic and integrated models of care after presenting an in-depth explanation of the brain, body, social, and emotional changes across aging that can trigger psychological disorders. Description based on print version record. |
| Subjects | LCSH:Psychiatry. LCSH:Mental health. |