Evidence-based behavioral health practices for older adults : a guide to implementation / edited by Sue Levkoff ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Levkoff, Sue.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Older people--Mental health.

Older people.

Older people--Mental health services.

Preventive mental health services for older people.

Evidence-based psychiatry.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (256 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Springer Pub., 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The first book on implementation of Evidence Based Practices, this book supports the nation-wide effort to improve services for older Americans in response to the expansion of the aging population and the increasing demand for cost-effective geriatric mental health care. It presents the critically needed guidance for behavioral health care providers to successfully implement EBPs and principles in real-world clinical service settings and provides a system approach to successful EBPs.

Contents:

Cover; TOC Contents; Contributors; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; CH CHAPTER 1 Selecting an Evidence-Based Practice; CH CHAPTER 2 Assessing Feasibility; CH CHAPTER 3 Quality Management in Evidence-Based Service Programs; CH CHAPTER 4 Culturally Grounding Evidence-Based Practice; CH CHAPTER 5 Evidence-Based Practices for the Assessment and Treatment of Depression, Anxiety, and Substance Use Disorders; CH CHAPTER 6 Evidence-Based Practices for Dementia and Schizophrenia; CH CHAPTER 7 Evidence-Based Practices by Service Delivery Process

CH CHAPTER 8 Evidence-Based Practices Within Special SettingsCH CHAPTER 9 Moving Toward Sustainable Services; IDX Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-280-74476-6

9786610744763

0-8261-6966-X

OCLC:

123907510