Handbook of Mental Health and Aging,
Edition 3
Edited by Nathan Hantke, Amit Etkin and Ruth O'Hara

Publication Date: 14 Apr 2020
Description

The Handbook of Mental Health and Aging, Third Edition provides a foundational background for practitioners and researchers to understand mental health care in older adults as presented by leading experts in the field. Wherever possible, chapters integrate research into clinical practice. The book opens with conceptual factors, such as the epidemiology of mental health disorders in aging and cultural factors that impact mental health. The book transitions into neurobiological-based topics such as biomarkers, age-related structural changes in the brain, and current models of accelerated aging in mental health. Clinical topics include dementia, neuropsychology, psychotherapy, psychopharmacology, mood disorders, anxiety, schizophrenia, sleep disorders, and substance abuse. The book closes with current and future trends in geriatric mental health, including the brain functional connectome, repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS), technology-based interventions, and treatment innovations.

Key Features

  • Identifies factors influencing mental health in older adults
  • Includes biological, sociological, and psychological factors
  • Reviews epidemiology of different mental health disorders
  • Supplies separate chapters on grief, schizophrenia, mood, anxiety, and sleep disorders
  • Discusses biomarkers and genetics of mental health and aging
  • Provides assessment and treatment approaches
About the author
Edited by Nathan Hantke, Department of Neurology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, USA ; Amit Etkin, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA and Ruth O'Hara, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
Book details
ISBN: 9780128001363
Page Count: 512
Retail Price : £118.00

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Audience

Clinicians, researchers, and students in psychology, gerontology, psychiatry, neuroscience, and other related health care professions tasked with caring for the aging population

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