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Record Nr.

UNINA9910463121703321

Titolo

Older people's mental health today : a handbook / / edited by Toby Williamson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

England : , : Pavilion Publishing, , 2009

ISBN

1-908993-81-2

1-908066-96-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (487 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

WilliamsonToby

Disciplina

362.1

Soggetti

Mental health

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.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Introduction; Part 1: Mental health and well-being of older people; Chapter 1: Old age and mental health in the context of the life span: what are the key issues in the 21st century?; Chapter 2: Mental health and well-being in later life: definitions and determinants; Chapter 3: Addressing the challenges to mental health and well-being in later life; Chapter 4: What do you expect at your age?; Part 2: Care and support of older people with mental health problems; Chapter 5: The older people's mental health legal and policy framework

Chapter 6: Working with older people who have dementiaChapter 7: Depression and anxiety in later life: making visible the invisible; Chapter 8: Older people with lifelong mental health problems; Chapter 9: Older people, suicide and self-harm; Chapter 10: Involving families, carers and friends of older people with mental health problems; Chapter 11: Integrating health and social care; Chapter 12: Person-centred care and recovery; Chapter 13: Involving older people in service planning, development and evaluation

Chapter 14: Housing: the backdrop to good mental health and well-being in later lifeChapter 15: Dignity in care of older people with mental health problems; Chapter 16: Adult protection and risk among older people with mental health problems; Chapter 17: Mental health, palliative care for older people and end of life care



Sommario/riassunto

This handbook is a collection of chapters written by experts in the field of older people's mental health.