Handbook of Mental Health and Aging

The Handbook of Mental Health and Aging, Third Edition provides a foundational background for practitioners and researchers to understand mental health care in older adults as presented by leading experts in the field. Wherever possible, chapters integrate research into clinical practice. The book opens with conceptual factors, such as the epidemiology of mental health disorders in aging and cultural factors that impact mental health. The book transitions into neurobiological-based topics such as biomarkers, age-related structural changes in the brain, and current models of accelerated aging in mental health. Clinical topics include dementia, neuropsychology, psychotherapy, psychopharmacology, mood disorders, anxiety, schizophrenia, sleep disorders, and substance abuse. The book closes with current and future trends in geriatric mental health, including the brain functional connectome, repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS), technology-based interventions, and treatment innovations.

Identifies factors influencing mental health in older adultsIncludes biological, sociological, and psychological factorsReviews epidemiology of different mental health disordersSupplies separate chapters on grief, schizophrenia, mood, anxiety, and sleep disordersDiscusses biomarkers and genetics of mental health and agingProvides assessment and treatment approaches

List of Contributors Preface

1. Concepts and Issues in Mental Health and Aging Nathan Hantke and Ruth O'Hara

2. Epidemiology of Selected Mental Disorders in Later Life Brenna N. Renn, Patricia A. Arean and Jurgen Unutzer

3. Culture and Ethnicity in the Mental Health of Older Adults Lucas Torres, Claire Bird and Felicia Mata-Greve

4. Stress, Mental Health, and Aging Raeanne C. Moore, Elizabeth Straus and Laura M. Campbell

5. Structural Changes in the Aging Brain Meghan Riddle and Warren D. Taylor

6. Sleep-Dependent Cellular Chemical Changes in the Aging Brain Gordon X. Wang and Philippe Mourrain

7. Biomarkers of Cognitive Impairment in Late-Life Depression Breno S. Diniz and Meryl A. Butters

8. Accelerated Brain Molecular Aging in Depression Rammohan Shukla and Etienne Sibille

9. Cognitive Dysfunction in Late-Life Psychiatric Disorders: Phenotypes, Risk Factors, and Treatment Targets Christina F. Chick, Casey Buck and Ruth O'Hara

10. Suicide in Late Life Joshua T. Jordan and Lauren A. Anker

11. Anxiety and its Disorders in Old Age Sherry A. Beaudreau, Christine E. Gould, Susan Sharp Kolderup and Nehjla Mashal

12. Bipolar Disorders in Older Adults Laura Hein, Annemiek Dols and Lisa T. Eyler

13. Positive Psychiatry and Successful Aging in People with Schizophrenia Dilip V. Jeste, Ryan Van Patten and Ellen E. Lee

14. Alzheimer's Disease and Other Neurocognitive Disorders Lucy Y. Wang, Beth Ann LaBardi, Murray A Raskind and Elaine R Peskind

15. Substance Use Disorders in the Elderly Tylor J. Jilk and Martin S. Mumenthaler

16. Sleep Disorders and Aging Logan Schneider, Rosy Karna, Makoto Kawai and Kai Parker-Fong

17. Aging of Persons with Neurodevelopmental Disabilities Lauren A. Anker, Christina F. Chick and Joachim F. Hallmayer

18. Bereavement and Grief Danielle K. Florioso, Alana Iglewicz and Sidney Zisook

19. Neuropsychology with Older Adults Nathan Hantke and Nicholas T. Bott

20. Integrative Precision-Medicine Approach to Cognitive Assessment in Older Adults Sharon Naparstek, Omer Linkovski and Limor Gertner

21. Functional Assessment in Geriatric Mental Health Adriana Seelye, Sarah Brown, Katherine Dorociak, Jeffrey Kaye, Katherine Wild and Snezana Urosevic

22. Psychotherapeutic Interventions with Older Adults: Now and Into the Future Leander K. Mitchell and Nancy A. Pachana

23. Psycopharmacologic Treatment Vimal M. Aga, Mujeeb U. Shad, Hongru Zhu and Carl Salzman

24. Technology-Based Mental Health Assessment and Intervention Christine E. Gould, Flora Ma, Julia R. Loup, Christine Juang, Erin Y. Sakai and Renee Pepin

25. Community and Home Care for Mentally Ill Older Adults Erin Cassidy-Eagle

26. Forensic and Ethical Issues Mousa S. Botros, Julie E. Guzzardi, Regina M. Carney, Spencer Eth and Gregory B. Leong

27. The Economics of Geriatric Mental Health Care Nicholas T. Bott

28. The Future of Mental Health and Aging Nathan Hantke, Ruth O'Hara, Sherry A. Beaudreau and Amit Etkin

Author Index Subject Index