Legal and ethical issues
Chapter 32 LEGAL AND ETHICAL ISSUES INTRODUCTION The first part of this chapter deals with the legal and ethical issues that commonly confront mental health workers dealing with older people….
Electroconvulsive therapy and other physical treatments
Chapter 31 ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY AND OTHER PHYSICAL TREATMENTS INTRODUCTION This chapter covers the use of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) and other physical treatments for older people with mental health problems. While…
Psychosocial and spiritual assessment
Chapter 17 PSYCHOSOCIAL AND SPIRITUAL ASSESSMENT INTRODUCTION Psychosocial and spiritual assessments are addressed separately, but they can be interrelated in situations where active engagement and participation in spiritual experiences with…
Pharmacological treatment
Chapter 30 PHARMACOLOGICAL TREATMENT INTRODUCTION The introduction of effective psychotropic medications in the 1950s transformed the lives of many people with mental health problems, including many older people who would…
Population health and burden of disease
Chapter 1 POPULATION HEALTH AND BURDEN OF DISEASE INTRODUCTION This chapter introduces the ageing population and its implications for population health and the burden of disease. Special emphasis is given…
Psychotherapeutic treatment
Chapter 29 PSYCHOTHERAPEUTIC TREATMENT INTRODUCTION This chapter provides information on what is known about the commonly used strategies for psychotherapeutic treatment for older people. Some of the symptoms of the…
Community management of acutely ill older people
Chapter 27 COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT OF ACUTELY ILL OLDER PEOPLE INTRODUCTION This brief chapter introduces some of the issues confronting mental health workers when dealing with acutely ill older people. Because older…
The older person with personality disorder
Chapter 25 THE OLDER PERSON WITH PERSONALITY DISORDER INTRODUCTION Personality disorders are characterised by deeply embedded, inflexible, maladaptive, overt traits characterised by dysfunctional personal relationships and cognitive, emotional, impulse control…
The older person with substance abuse
Chapter 24 THE OLDER PERSON WITH SUBSTANCE ABUSE INTRODUCTION Very little attention has been given to substance abuse among older people but, with the ageing population, this issue will have…
