Assessing And Treating Late-life Depression: A Casebook And Resource Guide

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Assessing And Treating Late-life Depression: A Casebook And Resource Guide is written by Michele J Karel and published by Basic Books. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0786746734 (ISBN 10) and 9780786746736 (ISBN 13).

Not only is depression among the elderly treatable but, given its increase in incidence and a rapidly aging population, it is a critical issue for the mental-health and medical communities. The authors review the range of late-life depressive syndromes and the strategies for assessing and treating them, and illustrate the problems and principles with fourteen extended case studies-rare in the geropsychology literature and the core of the book. They also provide a guide to medications, screening tools, innovative models, and supplementary resources, invaluable tools for mental-health professionals and medical practitioners alike.