TY  - BOOK
AU  - Karel, Michele J.
AU  - Ogland-Hand, Suzann
AU  - Gatz, Margaret
AU  - Unutzer, Jurgen
TI  - Assessing and treating late-life depression: a casebook and resource guide
SN  - 0465095437
PY  - 2002///
CY  - New York
PB  - Basic Books
KW  - AGED
KW  - AGED, psychology
KW  - DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, diagnosis
KW  - DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, therapy
N2  - Hardback; Late-life depression can be addressed. This practice-oriented, research-based casebook draws on the authors' extensive clinical and academic experience to provide an essential resource for practitioners and researchers.. Not only is depression among the elderly treatable but, given its increase in incidence and a rapidly aging population, it is a critical issue for the mental-health and medical communities. The authors review the range of late-life depressive syndromes and the strategies for assessing and treating them, and illustrate the problems and principles with fourteen extended case studies-rare in the geropsychology literature and the core of the book. They also provide a guide to medications, screening tools, innovative models, and supplementary resources, invaluable tools for mental-health professionals and medical practitioners alike
ER  -