Mental health and later life delivering an holistic model for practice

The mental health needs of older people are all too often overlooked or put down to the inevitable consequences of ageing. This textbook will make it much easier for health, social care and third sector workers to identify, treat and support the needs of this population.The book takes an interdiscip...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Keady, John, 1961- (-), Watts, Sue, 1957-
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Abingdon : Routledge 2010.
Edición:1st ed
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798156306719
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  • Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Illustrations; Contributors; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Glossary; Introduction; Part 1 Setting the scene; 1 Between participation and practice: Inclusive user involvement and the role of practitioners; 2 Social care approaches; 3 Mental health promotion in later life; Part 2 Clinical contexts; 4 Anxiety and depression in older people; 5 Ageing and psychosis; 6 Alcohol and dual diagnosis in older people; 7 Memory services: Psychological distress, co-morbidity and the need for flexible working - the reality of later life mental health care
  • 8 The Croydon Memory Service: Using generic working to create efficiency, job satisfaction and satisfied customers9 Dementia: Complex case work; 10 Later life liaison services: Delivering holistic care in a general hospital setting; 11 Psychological interventions for complex and enduring mood disorders in older people: Struggling with a lifetime of depression; Part 3 A way forward; 12 Key messages in later life mental health care: New directions and new ambitions; Index