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Aging and mental health / Michael A. Smyer and Sarah H. Qualls.

By: Smyer, Michael A.
Contributor(s): Qualls, Sarah Honn.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Understanding aging.Publisher: Malden, Mass. : Blackwell, 1999Description: xxiv, 335 p. ; 23 cm + pbk.ISBN: 1557865574; 9781557865571; 9781557865564.Subject(s): Older people -- Mental health | Aged -- Mental health | Geriatric psychiatry | Health and Wellbeing | Clinical psychology | Geriatric medicine | Age groups: the elderly | Chemistry | PsychologyDDC classification: 618.97689 SMY Summary: This work is a comprehensive introduction to, and overview of, ageing and mental health. It provides detailed discussion of the reigning theoretical models of mental health, and their application to later life. Case material is included.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

This volume provides an introduction to, and overview of, aging and mental health that will be a useful resource for psychology students taking courses in aging as well as for academics working in the field of gerontology.

Includes bibliographical details (pps.[286]-321) and index.

This work is a comprehensive introduction to, and overview of, ageing and mental health. It provides detailed discussion of the reigning theoretical models of mental health, and their application to later life. Case material is included.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • List of Boxes
  • List of Figures
  • List of Tables
  • Preface
  • 1 Mental Health and Aging: An Introduction
  • 2 Basic Gerontology for Working with Older Adults
  • 3 Psychodynamic Model
  • 4 Behavioral Model
  • 5 Stress and Coping
  • 6 Family Systems Model
  • 7 Cognitive Impairment
  • 8 Depression
  • 9 Severe Mental Illness in Older Adults: Schizophrenia and Other Late Life Psychoses
  • 10 Other Disorders and Difficulties
  • 11 Institutional Contexts for Mental Health Services
  • 12 The Contexts and Pragmatics of Practice
  • Epilogue
  • References

Reviews provided by Syndetics

CHOICE Review

Smyer and Qualls provide mental health professionals and students with the information needed to work with older adults. The authors discuss theoretical models of mental health and clinical applications related to four major areas: 1) aging process, e.g., normal and pathological aging; 2) mental health, e.g., Erikson's developmental tasks; 3) assessment and treatment for mental illnesses most common in older adults, e.g., stabilization and reduction of alcohol abuse; and 4) contexts of mental health practice, e.g., nursing homes, public policy, and insurance. Nursing homes have replaced state mental hospitals as the residence for mentally ill older adults. Suggestions are offered to the practitioner on consulting and team participation in that situation, with limited funding and staffed mainly by aides. Extensive references and documentation; author index of researchers contributing to the text or to the variety of tables and figures. This work addresses an important issue in our society. Recommended for all levels. F. Taira; formerly, Loyola University of Chicago

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Michael A. Smyer is Professor of Psychology at Boston College.


Sarah H. Qualls is Chair of Psychology and Director of the Center on Aging at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs.