The Elderly Uncooperative Patient

Brink, T.L.

Contents
Preface



SECTION ONE: UNDERSTANDING AND ASSESSING UNCOOPERATIVENESS
Who’s to Blame for Uncooperativeness?
The Role of Depression and Anger
Make the Patient Feel Like a Helper
Uncooperativeness as Information
The Significance of Uncooperativeness Among Retarded Elders
SECTION TWO: PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR THE UNCOOPERATIVE PATIENT
Staff Casualties of Patient Uncooperativeness
Psychotherapy and Self Psychology
Cognitive-Behavior Therapy and Uncooperativeness
Meeting the Patient More Than Halfway
Intergenerational Psychotherapy for Uncooperative Patients
SECTION THREE: CASE MANAGEMENT FOR UNCOOPERATIVENESS
Handling Uncooperativeness in a Deinstitutionalized Patient
Managing Medication Non-Compliance
Milieu Therapy for the Dementia Patient
Behavioral Management for Uncooperativeness
Music Therapy and Staff Stress
Music and Exercise: A Great Combination
The Outpatient Team
The Team Approach for Hypochondriasis
Advice for the Internist
The Case for One-to-One Nursing Assessment