Mental health practice in geriatric health care settings

Mental Health Practice in Geriatric Health Care Settings presents the major research and clinical findings resulting from five years of research on mental health issues in older urban medical patients, many of whom represent minority groups. Chapters cover the high comorbidity of health and mental health problems in geriatric patients, neuropsychological assessment, depression, alcohol abuse in health care settings, and emerging behavioral medicine issues. As a practitioner, you'll find this book helps your practice by representing the first assessment and treatment techniques normed and validated on minority elderly. If you're professional working in the mental health system, you'll see how to expand your services to health care markets.

Year

1998

Language

English

Publisher

Taylor & Francis Group

Editions

6

Pages

224

ISBN

9781315821696

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