Psychotherapeutic Interventions
CHAPTER 15 Psychotherapeutic Interventions IN the past, mental health practitioners were taught that older patients could not participate in psychotherapy because they were too set in their ways to benefit,…
Psychosocial Interventions
CHAPTER 14 Psychosocial Interventions Stefan is a 92-year-old man with major neurocognitive disorder due to Alzheimer’s disease, congestive heart failure with an ejection fraction of 20%, right hip fracture with…
Psychoeducational Interventions
CHAPTER 13 Psychoeducational Interventions Psychoeducation Classes Elise is a 68-year-old woman who was diagnosed in her early 20s with bipolar I disorder, hypertension, and poorly controlled diabetes. She has responded…
Rating Scales and Alternative Diagnostic Systems
CHAPTER 12 Rating Scales and Alternative Diagnostic Systems THERE are many ways to describe and measure distress. For example, a person may speak of having an ataque de nervios, whereas…
The Mental Status Examination
CHAPTER 10 The Mental Status Examination A Psychiatric Glossary JUST as a physical examination commonly moves from head to toe, the mental status examination begins with an older adult’s outer…
A Stepwise Approach to Differential Diagnosis
CHAPTER 9 A Stepwise Approach to Differential Diagnosis A good interviewer should consider as many diagnoses as possible while investigating the nature of a person’s distress (Feinstein 1967). Although an…
A Brief Version of DSM-5
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The DSM-5 Older Adult Diagnostic Interview
CHAPTER 7 The DSM-5 Older Adult Diagnostic Interview IN Chapter 6, “The 30-Minute Older Adult Diagnostic Interview,” we outlined a diagnostic interview that includes questions to screen for each of…
Addressing Behavioral and Mental Health Problems in Community Settings
CHAPTER 2 Addressing Behavioral and Mental Health Problems in Community Settings Screening and Early Detection Roberto is a 78-year-old man who emigrated from a small town in Mexico 4 years…
The Diagnostic Ds
CHAPTER 3 The Diagnostic Ds The Building Blocks for Diagnosing Mental Health Disorders in Older Adults EXPLAINING an older person’s mental distress as a single mental disorder is often challenging….
