1st Edition

The Elderly Uncooperative Patient

By T.L. Brink Copyright 1987

    An invaluable resource for the mental health professional who must deal with the uncooperative and difficult elderly patient.

    Contents Preface
    • SECTION ONE: UNDERSTANDING AND ASSESSING UNCOOPERATIVENESS
    • Who’s to Blame for Uncooperativeness?
    • The Role of Depression and Anger
    • Make the Patient Feel Like a Helper
    • Uncooperativeness as Information
    • The Significance of Uncooperativeness Among Retarded Elders
    • SECTION TWO: PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR THE UNCOOPERATIVE PATIENT
    • Staff Casualties of Patient Uncooperativeness
    • Psychotherapy and Self Psychology
    • Cognitive-Behavior Therapy and Uncooperativeness
    • Meeting the Patient More Than Halfway
    • Intergenerational Psychotherapy for Uncooperative Patients
    • SECTION THREE: CASE MANAGEMENT FOR UNCOOPERATIVENESS
    • Handling Uncooperativeness in a Deinstitutionalized Patient
    • Managing Medication Non-Compliance
    • Milieu Therapy for the Dementia Patient
    • Behavioral Management for Uncooperativeness
    • Music Therapy and Staff Stress
    • Music and Exercise: A Great Combination
    • The Outpatient Team
    • The Team Approach for Hypochondriasis
    • Advice for the Internist
    • The Case for One-to-One Nursing Assessment

    Biography

    Brink, T.L.