Primary care mental health in older people : a global perspective / Carlos Augusto de Mendonça Lima, Gabriel Ivbijaro, editors.
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Cham, Switzerland :
Springer,
[2019]
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Table of Contents:
- Part I. Introduction to primary care mental health in older adults :
- Aims and concept of primary care. Mental health in older adults: A global perspective
- Epidemiology and the scale of the problem
- Wider determinants of health
- Part II. Foundation principles to promote mental health in older adults :
- Frailty
- Comorbidity, multi-morbidity, stepped care and skill mix in the care of the older population
- Part III. Accessing the essential :
- History taking and assessment
- Neurocognitive assessment
- Promoting dignity in the care of the older adult
- Part IV. Therapeutic approach of older adults with mental disorders :
- Pharmacological interventions in older adults
- Psychological interventions in older adults
- Exercise for older adults with mental health problems
- Advocating for better mental health care for older adults
- Part V. Mental and behavioural disorders (and problems) in older adults in primary care :
- Anxiety disorder in older adults
- Bereavement in older adults
- Bodily distress syndrome (BDS), Bodily stress syndrome (BSS), and health anxiety in older adults
- Biopsychosocial approaches to depression in the older adults
- Suicidal behaviour in older adults
- Psychosis in older adults
- Sexuality in older adults
- Part VI. Neurocognitive disorders (and problems) in older adults in primary care :
- Delirium in older adults: Practical guide for primary health services
- Neurocognitive disorders in old age: Alzheimer's disease, Frontotemporal dementia, dementia with Lewy bodies, and prion and infectious diseases
- Neurocognitive disorders in older adults (Vascular dementia)
- Health care delivery for older people with dementia in primary care
- Agitation
- Part VII. Comorbidity and multimorbidity including stepped care & skill mix :
- Psychosocial rehabilitation in mental health care for older adults
- Cognitive intervention for patients with neurocognitive impairments
- Part VIII. From theory to practice :
- Case Studies.