Care of the Elderly Mentally Infirm

Originally published in 1979, this book explains why so many people suffer behavioural changes in later life; how this affects those around them; the services that exist to assist older people and those who work with them and how such services can be profitably used.

List of contents

1. Characteristics of the Elderly Mentally Infirm Bernard Isaacs 2. An Outline of Mental Illness in the Elderly Bernard Isaacs 3. The Symptoms of Brain Failure Bernard Isaacs 4. Other Mental Illness 5. Normal and Abnormal Personality Bernard Isaacs 6. The National Health Service and the Elderly Mentally Inform Bernard Isaacs 7. Demographic and Social Aspects of Old Age Barbara Gray 8. Social Services for the Elderly Barbara Gray 9. Communicating with Elderly People Barbara Gray 10. Social Work Intervention Barbara Gray 11. Needs of Relatives Barbara Gray 12. A Better Future? Bernard Isaacs and Barbara Gray.

About the author

Barbara Gray was Senior Lecturer in Social Work at the Universty of Birmingham, UK. Bernard Isaacs held the Charles Hayward Chair of Geriatric Medicine at the University of Birmingham, UK.

Summary

Originally published in 1979, this book explains why so many people suffer behavioural changes in later life; how this affects those around them; the services that exist to assist older people and those who work with them and how such services can be profitably used.

Product details

• Authors: Barbara Gray, Barbara Isaacs Gray, Bernard Isaacs, Isaacs Bernard
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2022
• EAN: 9781032256719
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3225671-9
• No. of pages: 230
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Health, Disease and Society
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Non-clinical medicine; MEDICAL / Health Care Delivery, Nursing, MEDICAL / Geriatrics, HEALTH & FITNESS / Longevity, Geriatric medicine, Human Geography