1st Edition
Mental Health Issues of Older Women A Comprehensive Review for Health Care Professionals
Edited By Victor J. Malatesta
Copyright 2007
224 Pages
by
Routledge
224 Pages
by
Routledge
230 Pages
by
Routledge
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Discover the latest research on the mental health concerns of older women Women are the primary consumers of mental health services, however, there is a paucity of research on their specific needs. Mental Health Issues of Older Women: A Comprehensive Review for Health Care Professionals presents a comprehensive overview for health care professionals, educators, and students on the study of mental... Read more
- 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
Biography
Victor J. Malatesta
"This text is without doubt warranted given the different trajectories of mental health issues in older women compared to men. Malatesta's book provides a useful, easy to read summary...of mental health issues in older women." - John-Paul Taylor, PhD, Age and Ageing 2009
