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Treating the elderly / Javaid I. Sheikh, editor ; Irvin D. Yalom, general editor.
LIBRA RC451.4.A5 T68 1996
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Jossey-Bass library of current clinical technique
- A volume in the Jossey-Bass library of current clinical technique
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Geriatric psychiatry.
- Geriatric Psychiatry.
- Medical Subjects:
- Geriatric Psychiatry.
- Physical Description:
- xxi, 264 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- San Francisco, Calif. : Jossey-Bass Publishers, [1996]
- Summary:
- A Volume in the Jossey-Bass Library of Current Clinical TechniqueFew mental health professionals are adequately trained to meet the unique needs of the 65-plus age-group. Written by experts--and in some cases pioneers--in the field, "Treating the Elderly" is filled with the most up-to-date information needed for developing the skills necessary to work with the special needs and sensibilities of this population. Filled with proven clinical techniques and strategies for helping clients deal with the most common emotional problems and issues of aging such as · onset depression and anxiety · the effect of physical decline and illness · changing sexuality · intermediate and long-term care · problems of competence and cognitive decline · insomnia
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0787902195
- OCLC:
- 33972273
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