The Forgotten Aged

T. L. Brink, PhD, is currently on the faculty of Crafton Hills College in Yucaipa, California, and Loma Linda University. He is a member of the International Council of Psychologists, the International Psychogeriatric Association, the National Social Science Association, the Western Psychological Association, and the Midwestern Psychological Association. The American Psychological Association named him a Distinguished Visitor in 1984. During his career, Dr. Brink has developed the International Version of the Mental Status Questionnaire, the Geriatric Depression Scale, the Hypochondriasis Scale (Institutional Geriatric), the Scale for Paranoia (Observer Rated Geriatric), and the Stimulus Recognition Test. His books include Geriatric Psychotherapy (Human Sciences Press, 1979; Imago, 1983); The Middle Class Credo (R&E, 1984; Fawcett Gold Medal, 1985); Clinical Gerontology: A Guide to Assessment and Intervention (The Haworth Press, Inc., 1986); The Elderly Uncooperative Patient (The Haworth Press, Inc., 1987); Mental Health in the Nursing Home (The Haworth Press Inc., 1990); and Hispanic Aged Mental Health (The Haworth Press, Inc., 1992). He has published over 300 articles, chapters and reviews. Dr. Brink has been the editor of the journal Clinical Gerontologist since 1982.

Contents
Introduction



I. Assessment of Ethnic Minorities
Use of the Mini-Mental State Examination in African American Elders
Assessing Depressive Symptoms in African American and Mexican American Elders
II. Outreach to the Forgotten
Elderly Orphans with Alzheimer’s Disease: Non-Traditional Support Systems
Therapeutic Issues with Gay and Lesbian Elders
Practice with Older Parents of Developmentally Disabled Adults
Facilitating Residential Transitions of Older Adults with Developmental Disabilities
Mental Health Outreach to Rural Elderly: Service Delivery to a Forgotten Risk Group
Reference Notes Included
Index