Aging & Mental Disorders (Psychological Approaches To Assessment & Treatment)
Author | : Steven H. Zarit |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 474 |
Release | : 1980 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780029359808 |
ISBN-13 | : 0029359805 |
Rating | : 4/5 (805 Downloads) |
Download or read book Aging & Mental Disorders (Psychological Approaches To Assessment & Treatment) written by Steven H. Zarit and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1980 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A health worker confuses an older patient's reversible brain disorder with senility--and labels it hopeless. A counselor sees a seventy-year-old woman's depression as a function of her age--and dismisses her complaints that her children don't respect her. A therapist avoids treating sexual dysfunction in a sixty-five-year-old man, mistakenly believing that treatment can't help. "Aging and Mental Disorders" should help dispel some of these too-common myths and misconceptions about the elderly. Widely acclaimed and enthusiastically reviewed, it gives professionals the knowledge and insights they need to meet the challenge of working with the aged.