Depressed older adults : education and screening / Jacquelin Berman, Lisa M. Furst.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Berman, Jacquelin.

Contributor:

Furst, Lisa M.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Depression in old age.

Depression--diagnosis.

Aged.

Community Mental Health Services.

Medical Subjects:

Depression--diagnosis.

Aged.

Community Mental Health Services.

Physical Description:

xiii, 233 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Springer Pub. Co., [2011]

Summary:

Berman (director of research, New York City Department for Aging) and Furst (director of public education, Mental Health Association of New York City) present guidelines that will help aging and social service programs establish a mental health education and screening program focused on later-life depression and implement it in the community. The model, Education About Screening Elders for Depression (EASE-D), offers a practical and culturally sensitive approach. The screening program helps professionals expand their knowledge about clinical depression in older adults, develop skills to identify signs of clinical depression and suicidal ideation, and create collaborative relationships across professional disciplines of aging, social services, medical, and mental health services. Each chapter includes implementation checklists. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

Depression among older adults

Evidence-based models of intervention for older adults with depression

Educating about depression : approaches for older adults, their service providers, and community members

Implementing depression screening

Connecting older adults to treatment : pretreatment care management

Developing program materials for outreach and education

How to implement EASE-D in your community

The benefits and challenges of program implementation.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780826171023

0826171028

9780826171030

0826171036

OCLC:

645598203