This fully revised and updated second edition provides a complete introduction to aging and mental health for psychology students taking courses in aging as well as for academics and practitioners working in the field of gerontology. * Offers a comprehensive review of models of mental health and mental illness, along with their implications for treatment of older adults * Provides a pragmatic analysis of assessment and treatment approaches that both students and practitioners will find useful * Uses case studies to link theory and practice * Fully updated to include discussion of the development and implementation of evidence-based treatment protocols in the field of mental health; the increasing prevalence of cognitive impairment and an appreciation of its implications for a variety of functional behaviors; and a changing understanding of long-term care away from a focus on institutional care and toward a broader spectrum of services

---

---

Medium erhältlich in:
1 Bibliothek der BSP Berlin, Berlin

---

Serie / Reihe: Understanding aging

Personen: Segal, Daniel L. Smyer, Michael A. Qualls, Sarah Honn

Standort: BSP

Schlagwörter: Psychologie Alter Gesundheit Psychische Gesundheit Mental health Geriatric Psychiatry