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Record Nr.

UNINA9910452054603321

Titolo

Evidence-based behavioral health practices for older adults [[electronic resource] ] : a guide to implementation / / edited by Sue Levkoff ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Springer Pub., 2006

ISBN

1-280-74476-6

9786610744763

0-8261-6966-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (256 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

LevkoffSue

Disciplina

618.97/689

Soggetti

Older people - Mental health

Older people - Mental health services

Preventive mental health services for older people

Evidence-based psychiatry

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; TOC Contents; Contributors; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; CH CHAPTER 1 Selecting an Evidence-Based Practice; CH CHAPTER 2 Assessing Feasibility; CH CHAPTER 3 Quality Management in Evidence-Based Service Programs; CH CHAPTER 4 Culturally Grounding Evidence-Based Practice; CH CHAPTER 5 Evidence-Based Practices for the Assessment and Treatment of Depression, Anxiety, and Substance Use Disorders; CH CHAPTER 6 Evidence-Based Practices for Dementia and Schizophrenia; CH CHAPTER 7 Evidence-Based Practices by Service Delivery Process

CH CHAPTER 8 Evidence-Based Practices Within Special SettingsCH CHAPTER 9 Moving Toward Sustainable Services; IDX Index

Sommario/riassunto

The first book on implementation of Evidence Based Practices, this book supports the nation-wide effort to improve services for older Americans in response to the expansion of the aging population and the increasing demand for cost-effective geriatric mental health care. It presents the critically needed guidance for behavioral health care



providers to successfully implement EBPs and principles in real-world clinical service settings and provides a system approach to successful EBPs.