Emerging issues in mental health and aging /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	American Psychological Association
Other Authors:	Gatz, Margaret
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, [1995]
Edition:	1st ed.
Subjects:	Older people > Mental health > United States. Older people > Mental health services > United States. Mental illness > Treatment > United States. Mental illness > United States > Prevention. Mental Disorders > in old age. Mental Disorders > prevention & control > United States. Mental Health Services > in old age > United States.

Table of Contents:

Mental health policy and older Americans: historical and current perspectives / Anita L. Rosen, Jane Ann Pancake, and Larry Rickards
Efficacy of clinical treatment for mental disorders among older persons / Lon S. Schneider
Strengths and limitations of research on late-life psychoses / Dilip V. Jeste [et al.]
Stressors and adaptation in late life / Leonard I. Pearlin and Marilyn McKean Skaff
Importance of self-perceptions for health status among older persons / Jana M. Mossey
Prevention and early intervention for mental disorders of the elderly / Michael A. Smyer
Let's not wait till it's broke: interventions to maintain and enhance mental health in late life / Elinor Waters
Family involvement in mental health care for older adults: from caregiving to advocacy and empowerment / Roberta R. Greene
Models for mental health service delivery to older adults / Bob G. Knight and Brian Kaskie
Infrastructure requirements for research in late-life mental disorders / Ira R. Katz
Education and training of mental health service providers / Margaret Gatz and Sanford I. Finkel
Mental health services for the elderly: key policy elements / Carroll L. Estes.