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DSM-5® Pocket Guide for Elder Mental Health.

Wang, Sophia.

DSM-5® Pocket Guide for Elder Mental Health. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (376 pages)

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Disclosures -- SECTION I Diagnosing and Treating Older Adults -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Addressing Behavioral and Mental Health Problems in Community Settings -- 3 The Diagnostic Ds The Building Blocks for Diagnosing Mental Health Disorders in Older Adults -- 4 Beyond the Diagnostic Ds Other Common Clinical Challenges -- 5 The 15-Minute Older Adult Diagnostic Interview -- 6 The 30-Minute Older Adult Diagnostic Interview -- SECTION II Using DSM-5 With Older Adults -- 7 The DSM-5 Older Adult Diagnostic Interview -- 8 A Brief Version of DSM-5 -- SECTION III Additional Tools and Initial Treatments -- 9 A Stepwise Approach to Differential Diagnosis -- 10 The Mental Status Examination A Psychiatric Glossary -- 11 Selected DSM-5 Assessment Measures -- 12 Rating Scales and Alternative Diagnostic Systems -- 13 Psychoeducational Interventions -- 14 Psychosocial Interventions -- 15 Psychotherapeutic Interventions -- 16 Psychopharmacological Interventions -- 17 Brain Stimulation Therapies -- 18 Mental Health Treatment Planning -- 19 Conclusion -- References -- Index -- Back Cover.

Flying in the face of the perceived wisdom that special expertise is required to treat mental health issues in older adults, this guide offers the thoughtful, real-world advice that primary care practitioners, clinical psychiatrists, psychiatric nurses, psychiatric residents, and resident fellows need to work effectively with this patient population.

9781615371198


Mental illness-Diagnosis.


Electronic books.

RC469 .W364 2017

616.89075

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