Mental Health Issues of Older Women - A Comprehensive Review for Health Care Professionals

Informationen zum Autor Victor J. Malatesta Zusammenfassung Presents a comprehensive overview for health care professionals, educators, and students on the study of mental health problems of aging women. This resource provides the research and informed perspectives by seasoned mental health clinicians. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: The Need to Address Older Women’s Mental Health Issues (Victor J. Malatesta) Cognitive Functioning and Aging in Women (Peter C. Badgio and Blaise L. Worden) Women, Aging, and Alcohol Use Disorders (Elizabeth E. Epstein, Kimberly Fischer-Elber, and Zayed Al-Otaiba) Women, Aging, and Schizophrenia (Faith B. Dickerson) Major Depressive Disorder in the Older Adult: Implications for Women (Reed D. Goldstein and Alan M. Gruenberg) Anxiety Disorders and Older Women (Stephen Levine and Jay Weissman) Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Older Women (Miriam Franco) The Older Female Patient with a Complex Chronic Dissociative Disorder (Richard P. Kluft) Sexual Problems, Women and Aging: An Overview (Victor J. Malatesta) Eating Disorders Across the Life Span (Lynn Brandsma) Borderline Personality Disorder Across the Life Span (Melissa Hunt) Conclusions (Victor J. Malatesta) About the Contributors Index Reference Notes Included

Product details

• Authors: Victor J. Malatesta
• Assisted by: Victor J. Malatesta (Editor)
• Publisher: Haworth press inc
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.05.2007
• EAN: 9780789035974
• ISBN: 978-0-7890-3597-4
• No. of pages: 212
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 222 mm x 25 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Applied psychology; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Psychology: general, reference works; PSYCHOLOGY / Developmental / Adulthood & Aging, Psychology of ageing