| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 491 pages) |
| Contents |
Late-life depression I : "I can't keep up with my grandkids" / Dolores Gallagher-Thompson, Ann Choryan Bilbrey, Erin Cassidy-Eagle, Larry W. Thompson -- Late-life depression II : "I think of ending my life every day" / Aazaz U. Haq and Christopher O'Connell -- Working with depressed caregivers : behavioral activation: "I can't find the energy or time to leave the house" / Ann Choryan Bilbrey, Erin Cassidy-Eagle, and Dolores Gallagher-Thompson -- Diagnosis and treatment of generalized anxiety disorder in later life : "Getting old is not for wimps!" / Marla Kokesh Daniel D. Sewell -- Somatic complaints and anxiety in older adults : "I wish the doctor would figure out what's wrong with me" / Sheila Lahijani -- Pain and psychological factors in older adults : "I need more pain medication, not less!" / Beth D. Darnall -- Primary sleep disorders : "My wife says I snore loudly and sometimes stop breathing while I'm asleep" / Cathy I. Cheng and Clete A. Kushida -- Evaluation and management of insomnia : "My sleeping pill isn't working anymore" / Erin L. Cassidy-Eagle, Laura B. Dunn, and Oxana Palesh -- Bipolar disorder : "What's wrong with Mom? Is it dementia?" / Barbara R. Sommer -- Post-traumatic stress disorder : "My stomach hurts" / Kelli M. Columbo and Aazaz U. Haq -- Evaluation and treatment of substance use disorders : "I just have one drink with dinner, Doc" / Karen Reimers and Ilse R. Wiechers -- Mild cognitive impairment : "I'm forgetting things. Is this normal for my age, or do I have dementia?" / Iuliana Predescu and Laura B. Dunn -- Neuropsychological testing : "I sometimes forget things" / Tonita E. Wroolie, Erin Cassidy-Eagle, and Laura B. Dunn -- Behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia : "Little men are invading my backyard" / Awais Aftab and Daniel Kim -- Delirium in older adults : "Me, confused? Nah!" / Patricia Serrano, Elizabeth Hathaway, and Ajita Mathur -- Inpatient issues -- behavioral and pharmacologic interventions : "He tried to kick a staff member" / Nishina A. Thomas, Monica Mathys, and Mary (Molly) E. Camp -- Post-intensive care syndrome : "He's just not himself" / Duane Allen, Babar Khan, and Sophia Wang -- Physical activity in late life : "I run out of breath" / J. Kaci Fairchild, Kathryn Phillipps, and Peter Louras -- The social worker in geriatric outpatient care : "Can you help me with this patient?" / Laura Clayton -- Initial evaluation and management of frontotemporal dementia : "My wife seems different" / Eveleigh Wagner, Warren Taylor, and R. Ryan Darby -- Legal issues in cognitive disorders : "Mom changed her will" / Leah McGowan, Michael Kelly -- Driving in the older adult : "My husband can be absent-minded when he's driving, that's all" / Christopher O'Connell and Aazaz U. Haq -- LGBT issues in aging : "I've been a woman my whole life" / Kevin K. Johnson -- Practical strategies for approaching grief : "When in doubt, be human" / Alana Iglewicz |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on November 04, 2019) |
| Subject |
Geriatric psychiatry -- Case studies
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Older people -- Mental health -- Case studies
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Mental illness.
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Older people.
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Mental Disorders
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Aged
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Geriatric Psychiatry -- methods
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mental disorders.
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elderly.
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Older people
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Mental illness
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Geriatric psychiatry
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Older people -- Mental health
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| Genre/Form |
Case studies
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Case studies.
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Études de cas.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Dunn, Laura B., editor.
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Cassidy-Eagle, Erin L., editor.
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American Psychiatric Association, issuing body.
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| LC no. |
2019016616 |
| ISBN |
9781615372577 |
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1615372571 |
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9781615371488 |
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1615371486 |
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