Assessing and Treating Late-Life Depression: A Casebook and Resource Guide

By Suzanne Ogland-hand, Margaret Gatz, Michele J. Karel

Book Overview

Not only is depression among the elderly treatable but, given its increase in incidence and a rapidly aging population, it is a critical issue for the mental-health and medical communities. The authors review the range of late-life depressive syndromes and the strategies for assessing and treating them, and illustrate the problems and principles with fourteen extended case studies-rare in the geropsychology literature and the core of the book. They also provide a guide to medications, screening tools, innovative models, and supplementary resources, invaluable tools for mental-health professionals and medical practitioners alike.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0465095437
• ISBN13: 9780465095438
• Release Date: March 2002
• Publisher: Basic Books
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.7" x 9.1"