Mental Health and the Elderly: A Social Work Perspective - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0029327954 ISBN 13: 9780029327951

Publisher: The Free Press, 1992

Synopsis

The increasing proportion of elderly people in society is a great challenge to social services. This work examines the psychological disorders to which the elderly are prone, providing a comprehensive guide to diagnosis and treatment. Specialists in the field each examine a disorder from a social work perspective, integrating the biological, psychological and social dimensions of the problem. Cases histories are included in each chapter, and there is advice on how social workers can co-operate with families to provide suitable treatment. Topics covered include Alzheimer's disease, depressive disorders, anxiety atates, alcohol addiction, suicide, schizophrenia, paranoia, autism and phobias.

About this edition

• Publisher: The Free Press
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0029327954
• ISBN 13: 9780029327951
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 700
• Editor: Turner Francis