Preface
Part I: Conceptual Foundations
1. Geriatric Mental Health Care in the Twenty-first Century
2. Concepts Underlying Geriatric Mental Health Care
Part II: A Clinical Guide
3. Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment
4. Interviewing and Developing an Alliance
5. Age-Related Changes in Cognition in Later Life
6. Cognitive Impairment in Older Persons
7. Alzheimer Disease
8. Other Dementias
9. Managing the Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia
10. Mood Disorders
11. Anxiety Disorders
12. Schizophrenia in Later Life
13. Alcohol Abuse, Substance Abuse, and Medication Mismanagement
14. Other Psychiatric Disorders and Behavioral Conditions
15. Family Caregiving
Part III: Special Clinical Issues
16. Assessing the Capacity of Older Persons
17. Elder Abuse
18. Violent Deaths
19. Disasters and Terrorism
20. End-of-Life Care
21. Geriatric Mental Health Policies
References
Index
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""An impressive achievement that offers a valuable resource for specialists and non-specialists seeking a detailed survey of the region in the post-2000 era. It also advances a growing effort to incorporate the Western Balkans into the subfield of comparative politics and democratization literature.""