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1 online resource. |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Aging issues, health and financial alternatives
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Aging issues, health and financial alternatives series.
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Includes index. |
| Contents |
AGEING AND MENTAL HEALTH GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES; AGEING AND MENTAL HEALTH GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1: INTRODUCTION: MENTAL HEALTH IN AN AGEING WORLD; ABSTRACT; GLOBAL AGEING AS A REALITY; MENTAL HEALTH IN LATE LIFE; MENTAL HEALTH POLICIES AND SERVICES FOR OLDER PEOPLE; THE STRUCTURE OF THE BOOK; REFERENCES; PART I: VERY HIGH HUMAN DEVELOPMENT COUNTRIES/REGIONS; Chapter 2: AGEING AND MENTAL HEALTH IN AUSTRALIA; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; AGEING POPULATION AND PUBLIC UNDERSTANDINGS OF AGEING IN AUSTRALIA |
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THE PREVALENCE OF MENTAL DISORDERS IN OLDER AUSTRALIANSDepression and Anxiety; Suicide; Dementia; Psychosis; Substance Abuse; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR OLDER AUSTRALIANS; INFORMAL CAREGIVING FOR OLDER AUSTRALIANS WITH MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH POLICIES RELATED TO OLDER PEOPLE; POLICY AND SERVICE GAPS AND RECOMMENDATIONS; Policy Gaps; Indigenous Services and Research; Education; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; Chapter 3: SWITZERLAND: TOWARDS AN INCREASING AWARENESS OF OLDER PEOPLE'S MENTAL HEALTH; ABSTRACT; CONTEXT; CULTURAL CONTEXT; PREVALENCE; Psychological Distress (PD) |
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Depression and Depressive Symptoms (DS)Alcohol Abuse; Cognitive Impairment (CI); Dementia; Suicide; SERVICES; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND SUPPORT; Caregiving; INFORMAL CAREGIVING; FORMAL CAREGIVING; POLICY; GAPS; CONCLUSION: A CHANGING APPROACH TO MENTAL HEALTH IN LATER LIFE; REFERENCES; Chapter 4: MENTAL HEALTH AND AGEING: THE UNITED STATES; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; CULTURE AND CONTEXT OF AGEING IN THE UNITED STATED; PREVALENCE OF MENTAL DISORDERS AMONG OLDER AMERICANS; Dementia; Depression; Anxiety; Severe Mental Illness; CAREGIVING FOR OLDER PEOPLE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES |
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MENTAL HEALTH CARE POLICIESCONCLUSION AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS; REFERENCES; Chapter 5: AGEING AND MENTAL HEALTH IN DIVERSITY: A NEW ZEALAND EXPERIENCE; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; OLDER PEOPLE IN DIVERSITY: A BRIEF SNAPSHOT; MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES AMONG OLDER PEOPLE; Dementia; Depression; Substance Abuse; Anxiety and Psychoses; Culture and Mental Health; MENTAL HEALTH POLICY RELATED TO OLDER PEOPLE; Legislation; Policies and Programmes; Mental Health Practice; CURRENT ISSUES AND CHALLENGES; CONCLUSION; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES |
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Chapter 6: AGEING AND MENTAL HEALTH: CHALLENGES AND INNOVATIONS IN HONG KONGABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; Context of Ageing and Mental Health in Hong Kong; Prevalence of Mental Health Problems in Hong Kong; Dementia; Depression; Suicide; Mental Health Services for the Elderly; Mental Health Services under the Medical System; Primary Care; Specialist Psychiatric Service; Mental Health Services under Social Service System; Community Support Services; Residential Care Services; Mental Health Policies Related to Older People; Informal Caregiving in Hong Kong; THE WAY FORWARD: BUILDING HUMAN CAPITAL |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Older people -- Mental health.
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Older people -- Mental health. |
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Li, Wendy Wen, editor.
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Cummings, Sherry M., editor.
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Ilango, P., editor.
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Park, Hong-Jae, editor.
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Jackson, Kassandra, editor.
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| ISBN |
9781634847919 (electronic book) |
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1634847911 (electronic book) |
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9781634847773 |
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