Bibliothèque de L'IMIST/CNRST

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I Psychopathology later in life -- Assessment of depression and bereavement in older adults / Barry A. Edelstein, Lisa W. Drozdick, Caroline M. Ciliberti -- Assessment of anxiety in older adults / Cheryl Carmin, Raymond L. Ownby -- Psychotherapy with older adults: the importance of assessment / Lee Hyer, Catherine Yeager, Renee Hyer, Ciera Scott -- Assessment of personality disorders in older adults / Thomas F. Oltmanns, Steve Balsis -- Assessing psychosis in acute and chronic mentally ill older adults / Colin A. Depp, Casey Loughran, Ipsit Vahia, Victor Molinari -- Dementia syndromes in the older adult / Carol A. Manning, Jamie K. Ducharme -- Delirium assessment in older adults / Chricelyn M. Tussey, Donna K. Broshek, Bernice A. Marcopulos -- Assessment of cognitive training / George W. Rebok, Jeanine M. Parisi, Alden L. Gross, Adam P. Spira -- The assessment of elder abuse / Elizabeth J. Santos, Deborah A. King -- Assessment of dementia family caregivers / Carey Wexler Sherman, Louis D. Burgio, Jennifer D. Kowalkowski -- Assessment with late-life families: issues and instruments / Brian D. Carpenter, Elizabeth A. Mulligan -- Part II Behavioral disorders -- Screening, assessing and intervening for alcohol and medication misuse in older adults / Kristen Lawton Barry, Frederic C. Blow -- Assessment and conceptualization of sexuality among older adults / Linda R. Mona, Gali Goldwaser, Maggie L. Syme, Rebecca P. Cameron, Colleen Clemency, Aletha R. Miller, Larry Lemos, Michelle S. Ballan -- Nutrition in the elderly / Kathryn E. Brogan, K-L. Catherine Jen -- Assessment of agitation in older adults / Jiska Cohen-Mansfield, Lori Schindel Martin -- Assessing sleep problems of older adults / Tracy Trevorrow -- Treatment adherence in late-life / Erin E. Emery, Erin L. Woodhead, Victor Molinari, Marcia G. Hunt -- Part III Cognition -- Geriatric neuropsychological assessment / John L. Woodard -- Screening instruments and brief batteries for dementia / Benjamin T. Mast, Adam Gerstenecker -- Cognitive assessment in late stage dementia / Cameron J. Camp, Michael J. Skrajner, Michelle M. Lee, Katherine S. Judge -- Assessing the personal preferences of persons with dementia / Carol Witlatch -- Part IV Everyday functioning -- Assessment of capacity / Jennifer Moye, Michelle Braun -- Household and neighborhood safety, mobility / Catherine L. Lysack -- Pain assessment and management in older adults / Theodore K. Malmstrom, Raymond C. Tait -- Assessments in driver rehabilitation / Joseph M. Pellerito Jr.

"New trends in mental healthcare practice and a rapid increase in the aged population are causing an explosion in the fields of clinical gerontology and geropsychology today. This comprehensive second edition handbook offers clinicians and graduate students clear guidelines and reliable tools for assessing general mental health, cognitive functioning, functional age, psychosocial health, comorbidity, behavior deficits, and more."--Back cover.