The Mentally Impaired Elderly
Edited by Ellen D. Taira. Published by Haworth Press,
Inc.
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Environmental Influences on Behavior of the Elderly with Dementia:
Principles for Intervention in the Home.
- Introduction
- Description of the Model
- Object Layer
- Task Layer
- Social Groups and Organizations
- Culture Layer
- A Case Example
- Conclusions
Mental Health Issue in the Elderly.
- Common Psychological Problems
- Dementia
- Treatment Strategies
- Prevention
Temporal Adaptation and Performances of Daily Living Activities in
Persons with Alzheimer's Disease.
- Introduction
- Relating Temporal Adaptation to ADLs
- Subjects
- Instrumentation
- Test Administration and Procedure
- Data Analysis
- Results
- Discussion
- Temporal Adaptation and Severity of Alzheimer's Disease
- Severity of Alzheimer's Disease and Performance of ADL's
- Summary and Conclusions
Constructional Apraxia in Alzheimer's Disease: Contributions to Functional
Loss.
- Introduction
- Review of the Literature
- Methods
- Results
- Discussion
- Recommendations
Helping Those with Dementia to Live at Home: An Educational Series
for Caregivers.
- Session One: Overview of Dementia and Home Safety
- Session Two: Activities of Daily Living and Adaptive Equipment
- Session Three: Leisure Activities and Communication
- Session Four: Accessing Community Resources
- Summary
In-Home Interventions for Persons with Alzheimer's Disease and Their
Caregivers.
- Method
- Analysis of Data
- Discussion
- Conclusions
Approaches to Problem Behaviors in Dementia.
- Review of the Literature
- Method
- Case Study
- Results
- Discussion
- Summary
Conflicts in Managing Elderly Clients and Elderly Parents: The Dual
Role of Health Professionals.
- Review of the Literature
- Feelings and Unresolved Conflicts and Professional Caregiving
- Case Study
- Conclusion
Measuring the Functional Performance of Nursing Home Patients with
the Bar Area Functional Performance Evaluation.
- Review of Literature
- Methods
- Results
- Discussion
- Conclusions and Recommendations
Effects of a Multi-Strategy Program Upon Elderly with Organic Brain
Syndrome.
- Introduction
- Purpose of Study
- Methodology
- Results
- Discussion
- Conclusion
Program Planning in Geriatric Psychiatry: A Model for Psychosocial
Rehabilitation.
- Frame of Reference
- Assessments
- Program Description
- Group Structure Offering Maximum Support
- Group Structure Offering Moderate Support
- Group Structure Offering Minimum Support
- Conclusion
"Caregivers will benefit from this book as it provides information
on methods and strategies to deal with mentally impaired elderly patients."
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