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The Mind and Mood of Aging: Mental Health Problems of the Community Elderly in New York and London book cover

1st Edition

The Mind and Mood of Aging Mental Health Problems of the Community Elderly in New York and London

By Barry Gurland, John Copeland, Judith Kuriansky, Michael Kelleher, Lawrence Sharpe, Laura Lee Dean Copyright 1983
218 Pages
by Routledge

218 Pages
by Routledge

218 Pages
by Routledge
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Originally published in 1983, this cross-national study had three aims. First, to examine the cross-national differences among the elderly community in the prevalence of psychiatric problems and their relationship to other health and social problems. Second, to examine the differences in health care of aged people, with a view to providing a framework for improvement of health and support... Read more

Foreword.  Acknowledgments.  Prologue.  Section I: Overview  1. Aims and Purposes of the Cross-National Geriatric Community Study  2. Cross-National Context  3. Features of the Study  Section II: Methods  1. Assessment of Health and Social Problems and Service Utilization  2. Sampling Design  3. Field Work Methods and Response Rates  Section III: Results  1. Comparison of Demographic Characteristics  2. Comparison of Health and Social Problems  3. Comparison of the Prevalence of Depression and Dementia  4. Comparison of Personal Time Dependence  Section IV: Service Utilization  1. Comparison of Services Used by a Cross-Section of the Elderly  2. Comparison of Services Used by the Elderly with Pervasive Dementia or Pervasive Depression  3. Comparison of Services and Intensity of Formal and Informal Support Systems for Dependent Elderly  Section V: Conclusion  1. Advances in Method  2. Dementia  3. Depression  4. Disability  5. Images and Realities.  Appendix I.  Appendix II.  Bibliography.

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Barry Gurland, John Copeland, Judith Kuriansky, Michael Kelleher, Lawrence Sharpe, Laura Lee Dean

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