The Practical Handbook of Clinical Gerontology

Providing a unique combination of perspectives, treatment approaches and expertise, The Practical Handbook of Clinical Gerontology explores issues relevant to practitioners who work with the elderly. In 22 accessible chapters, renowned contributors - representing fields such as psychology, medicine, neuropsychology, nursing and law - examine what is known about specific disorders and discuss treatment techniques and the development of intervention plans.

PART ONE: GENERAL ISSUES IN THE TREATMENT OF THE ELDERLYPsychological Perspectives on the Normal Aging Process - Susan Krauss WhitbournePrevention, Nutrition, and Exercise in the Aged - Walter M Bortz II and Sharon Stewart BortzDependency in Late Life - Ann L Horgas, Hans-Werner Wahl, and Margaret M BaltesClinical Intervention with Ethnic Minority Elders - Jeanne L Tsai and Laura L CarstensenThe Significance of Gender in the Treatment of Older Adults - Susan Turk-Charles, Tara Rose, and Margaret GatzPractical Issues Related to Maintenance of Mental Health and Positive Well-Being in Family Caregivers - Larry W Thompson and Dolores Gallagher-Thompson PART TWO: SPECIAL ISSUES IN ASSESSMENTInterviewing Older Adults - Barry A Edelstein and Elizabeth M SemenchukAssessment of Competence to Make Medical Decisions - Marshall B KappScreening for Neuropsychological Impairment - Michael D Franzen and Roy C MartinPsychological Manifestations of Physical Disease in the Elderly - Deborah W Frazer, Martin L Leicht, and Matt Dane BakerPART THREE: PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS AND BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMSDementia - James R Youngjohn and Thomas H Crook IIISchizophrenia and Delusional Disorder - Joanne Marengo and Jerry F WestermeyerMood Disorders in Older Adults - Rachel Wolfe, Jannay Morrow, and Barbara L FredricksonAnxiety Disorders - Jane E Fisher and James P NollAlcoholism in the Older Population - Joseph G Liberto, David W Oslin, and Paul E RuskinUrinary Incontinence - Kathryn Larsen Burgio and Julie L LocherWandering and Aggression - Jiska Cohen-Mansfield et alSleep Disturbances - Richard R Bootzin et alPART FOUR: INTERFACING WITH GERIATRICSInterdisciplinary Health Care Teams - Antonette M Zeiss and Ann M Steffen The Basic Unit of Geriatric CareCommon Medical Problems in Geriatric Patients - Eleanor S SegalGeriatric Rehabilitation - Laura MosquedaGeriatric Psychopharmacology - Jeanette Schneider