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Record Nr.

UNINA9910784393803321

Titolo

Geropsychological interventions in long-term care [[electronic resource] /] / Lee Hyer, Robert C. Intrieri, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Springer Pub. Co., c2006

ISBN

1-280-74469-3

9786610744695

0-8261-3846-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (352 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

HyerLee <1944->

IntrieriRobert

Disciplina

618.97/689

Soggetti

Geriatric psychiatry

Older people - Long-term care

Older people - Mental health

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; Preface; Introduction; Part I: Overview; CH 1 Perspective on Long-Term Care: Necessary and Unnecessary Practices; CH 2 Evolving Trends in Long-Term Care: The Ecology of Selective Optimization with Compensation; Part II: Basic Care; CH 3 Blending Mental Health Services into the Geriatric Medical Care of Long-Term Care Facility Residents; CH 4 Psychiatric Intervention in Long-Term Care; CH 5 Treating Depression in Nursing Homes: Beyond the Medical Model; Part III: "There is Still a Person in There"; CH 6 SOC, Personality, and Long-Term Care

CH 7 Utilization of Self-Identity Roles in Individualized Activities Designed to Enhance Well-Being in Persons with DementiaCH 8 The Influence of Changing Emotional Goals on the Psychological Well-Being of Nursing Home Residents; CH 9 Application of SOC Model to Care for Residents with Advanced Dementia; Part IV: Training; CH 10 A Paradigm for Qualitative Research in Long-Term Care; CH 11 Meeting the Needs of Nursing Home Residents and Staff: The Informed Teams Model of Staff Development; Part V: Interventions; CH 12 Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Long-Term Care Patients with Dementia



CH 13 Montessori-Based Dementia ProgrammingTM in Long-Term Care: A Case Study of Disseminating and Intervention for Persons with DementiaIDX Index

Sommario/riassunto

By applying the Selective Optimization with Compensation (SOC) model to various care settings, the editors are able to examine current LTC practices and existing psychosocial issues confronting older LTC patients; either support or challenge them; and offer suggestions and strategies, such as Cognitive Behavior Therapy, for improving the LTC system and residents? physical, psychological, emotional, and social health.