Reviews for Aging and mental disorders

The average rating for Aging and mental disorders based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2016-06-04 00:00:00 Robbin Young Because I am studying gerontology with an emphasis on social sciences, this was a textbook that my instructor asked me to preview as a possible course book. It was very densely packed with pertinent information. It was a struggle for me since I haven't taken a psychology class since the 1980s when phenomenology and cognitive science were the dominant theoretical frameworks. Now, psychobiological models prevail, which means there were a lot of details about the workings of the chemicals in the brain in relation to thoughts and behavior. Nevertheless, I was able to keep up with the text, excepting three places: technical diagnostic terms, technical explanations of the chemical processes in Alzheimer's Disease, and technical discussions of a number of medications. I am surprised this book isn't in a second edition, since the year of publication was 1998. I will keep my eye out for an update. Here are the chapter titles for anyone interested. Chapter 1: “Who Are the Elderly?” Chapter 2: “Older People and Their Families” Chapter 3: “Healthy, Successful Old Age” Chapter 4: “Common Emotional Problems” Chapter 5: “Common Psychiatric Disorders” Chapter 6: “Cognitive Disorders” Chapter 7: “Special Concerns: Race and Ethnicity, Older Women and Gender Issues, Crime, Alcoholism, Deafness, Blindness and Sexuality” Chapter 8: “General Treatment Principles” Chapter 9: “Diagnostic Evaluation: How to Do a Workup” Chapter 10: “How to Keep People at Home” Chapter 11: “Proper Institutional Care” Chapter 12: “Psychotherapy and Environmental Therapy” Chapter 13: “Drug and Other Somatic Therapies”

Review # 2 was written on 2018-11-10 00:00:00 James Richardson Very quick and interesting read. I am surprised that not many people have read this book depending on amazon and goodreads. Probably because it is hard to get. This is proof to what i said just recently while reviewing Satan's Children by Dr. Robert S. Mayer about some psychiatrists who are so exited about multiple personality disorder, that they do the craziest things. Even suggest to the patients they are suffering from it. Only thing I very much did not like was the order this book was written. I prefer my books in chronological order.