Contributions

  • Ogland-Hand, Suzann - Contributor
  • Gatz, Margaret - Contributor
  • Unützer, Jürgen - Contributor

Publication

2002 - Basic Books, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

60,750 words, Guess

Page Count

243 pages

Identifiers

and 4 more

Classifications

  • LCCRC537.5 .K37 2002

Description

Late-life depression can be addressed. This practice-oriented, research-based casebook draws on the authors' extensive clinical and academic experience to provide an essential resource for practitioners and researchers. Not only is depression among the elderly treatable but, given its increase in incidence and a rapidly aging population, it is a critical issue for the mental-health and medical communities. The authors review the range of late-life depressive syndromes and the strategies for assessing and treating them, and illustrate the problems and principles with fourteen extended case studies-rare in the geropsychology literature and the core of the book. They also provide a guide to medications, screening tools, innovative models, and supplementary resources, invaluable tools for mental-health professionals and medical practitioners alike.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Assessing and treating late-life depression: a casebook and resource guideBasic Books2002-01-01

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