Aging and Mental Health (eBook)

Daniel L. Segal is Professor of Psychology andDirector of Clinical Training at University of Colorado at ColoradoSprings. Sara Honn Qualls is KraemerProfessor of Aging Studies, Professor of Psychology, and Directorof the Gerontology Center at University of Colorado at ColoradoSprings. Michael A. Smyer is Professor of Psychology andProvost at Bucknell University.

Preface viii

Part I Introduction 1

1 Mental Health and Aging: An Introduction 3

2 Basic Gerontology for Working with Older Adults 16

Part II Models of Mental Health in Later Life 33

Part II Introduction 33

3 Psychodynamic Model 37

4 Cognitive-Behavioral Model 53

5 Stress and Coping Model 74

6 Family Systems Model 89

Part II Summary and Commentary: Choosing Among Models of Mental Disorders in Later Life 105

Part III Introduction to Mental Disorders 111

Part III Introduction 111

7 Cognitive Impairment 115

8 Depression 136

9 Severe Mental Disorders in Older Adults: Schizophrenia and Other Late-Life Psychoses 157
Stephen J. Bartels

10 Anxiety, Sexual, and Sleep Disorders 178

11 Substance Abuse, Personality Disorders, and Marital/Family Confl ict 199

12 Settings and Contexts of Mental Health Services 223

Epilogue 241

References 243

Name Index 278

Subject Index 293

"In conclusion, this book is an excellent resource for mentalhealth students and professionals working with aging adults. Itaddresses a need in the literature for a reliable text to helpinform the field of aging and mental health . . . Aging and MentalHealth is a valuable contribution to the gerontologicalliterature." (The Gerontologist, 8 August 2011)

"Segal (psychology, U. of Colorado at Colorado Springs) et al.provide a revised and updated edition of their introduction toaging and mental health for psychology students, academics, andpractitioners in gerontology, as well as service providers inpsychology, psychiatry, social work, and nursing. After an overviewof basic gerontology, they consider models of mental health andtheir application to the aging, and the prevalence, assessment, andtreatment of older adults with various mental disorders, with afinal chapter on geriatric mental health practice contexts andsettings. (Annotation 2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)"(Reference and Research Book News, February 2011)"A fullyrevised second edition offers a complete introduction to ageing andmental health for psychology students and academics, andpractitioners in gerontology. The authors present models of mentalhealth and mental illness, together with their implications fortreatment, and a pragmatic analysis of assessment and treatmentapproaches." (Times Higher Education, November 2010)Given today's demographics, any adult mental health practice willalmost certainly include older adults. Students and practitionerswill learn much from this book. The format, clarity, up to dateresearch- informing- treatment, and use of case material areexcellent.
--Erlene Rosowsky, Harvard Medical School

With the bonus addition of a full chapter devoted to'Anxiety, Sexual and Sleep Disorders', the revisededition of "Aging and Mental Health" by Segal, Quallsand Smyer is a worthy sequel to their earlier volume. Loaded withthe latest in scientific research and seasoned with years ofclinical experience, this book only could have been authored bydyed-in-the-wool scientist practitioners steeped in the geriatricmental health care tradition. The vignettes make the facts in thetext come alive, and will engage students in the mental healthfield to become absorbed in the basics of state-of-the-artevidence-based practice for older adults.
--Victor Molinari, University of South Florida

This book builds on the very successful first edition ofAging and Mental Health published over a decade ago, butintegrates the current research literature making this book astaple for geropsychologists. The authors provide theoreticalgrounding in lifespan developmental psychology and several modelsof psychotherapy along with case examples and assessment tools foruse with older adults. This balanced approach makes it an excellentchoice for use as a text in advanced undergraduate and graduatecourses. The compelling content and rapid growth of older adultsworldwide make this book one that all mental health professionalsshould own.
--Karen Hooker, Oregon State University Center for HealthyAging Research

I really like this book. Aging and Mental Health isa readable, clinically-friendly, and research-informed volumewritten by people who have shaped the field of professionalgeropsychology. This would be my choicefor an introductory text on this topic.
--Gregory A. Hinrichsen, Albert Einstein College ofMedicine

This wonderful volume provides a timely update of a trustedresource for trainees and professionals alike who wish to entermental health practice with older adults.
--Amy Fiske, West Virginia University