02743nam 2200505Ia 450 991045389260332120200520144314.01-281-81846-197866118184630-8261-7563-5(CKB)1000000000705095(EBL)423489(OCoLC)476263181(MiAaPQ)EBC423489(Au-PeEL)EBL423489(CaPaEBR)ebr10265490(CaONFJC)MIL181846(EXLCZ)99100000000070509519970812d1998 uy 0engurcn|||||||||Emotional problems in later life[electronic resource] intervention strategies for professional caregivers /Dan Blazer2nd ed.New York Springer Pub. Co.c19981 online resource (281 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8261-7562-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Preface; CHAPTER 1 Who Are the Elderly?; CHAPTER 2 Communicating with the Older Adult Suffering Emotional Problems; CHAPTER 3 Memory Loss; CHAPTER 4 Depression; CHAPTER 5 Suspiciousness and Agitation; CHAPTER 6 Anxiety; CHAPTER 7 Hypochondriasis and Other Somatoform Disorders; CHAPTER 8 Sleeping Problems; CHAPTER 9 Alcohol and Drug Abuse; CHAPTER 10 Emotional Problems Associated with Physical Illness; CHAPTER 11 Bereavement; CHAPTER 12 Working with the Family of the Older Adult Suffering Emotional Problems; CHAPTER 13 Successful AgingCHAPTER 14 Financing the Care for Emotional Problems in Later LifeIndexWritten by an internationally renowned authority in geriatric psychiatry, this text discusses the most common emotional problems affecting the elderly: memory loss, depression, anxiety, sleeping problems, alcohol and drug abuse, and others. Each problem is addressed in a consistent format highlighting:.: the nature and scope of the problem.; the etiological factors involved.; a diagnostic workup.; treatment strategies. The focus is on providing the health practitioner with information and specific strategies to diagnose the nature of the problem and to resolve the difficulties, as the situationAffective disordersTreatmentGeriatric psychiatryElectronic books.Affective disordersTreatment.Geriatric psychiatry.618.97/689Blazer Dan G(Dan German),1944-880015MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910453892603321Emotional problems in later life1976156UNINA