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Written by an internationally renowned authority in geriatric psychiatry, this text discusses the most common emotional problems affecting the elderly: memory loss, depression, anxiety, sleeping problems, alcohol and drug abuse, and others. The focus is on providing the health practitioner with infomation and specific strategies to diagnose the nature of the problem and to resovle the difficulties, as the situation dictates. The author's pragmatic, problem-oriented approach and his illustrative case vignettes make the book an invaluable reference for all who work with this challenging, underserved, and rapidly growing aged population.Blazer, Dan G. is the author of 'Emotional Problems In Later Life Intervention Strategies For Professional Caregivers', published 1998 under ISBN 9780826175625 and ISBN 0826175627.
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