Section I. Overview of Aging and Mental Health Issues
Chapter 1: Introduction and Overview of Aging and Older Adulthood
Chapter 2: Geropsychiatric and Mental Health Nursing as a (Sub) Specialty
Chapter 3: Comprehensive Mental Health Assessment
Chapter 4: Ethnic Elders
Chapter 5: Mental Health Promotion
Chapter 6: Geropsychopharmacology
Section II Psychopathology of Late Life
Chapter 7: Nursing Assessment and Treatment of Depressive Disorders of Late Life
Chapter 8: Nursing Assessment and Treatment of Anxiety in Older Adults
Chapter 9: Nursing Assessment and Treatment of Psychoses in Older Adults
Chapter 10: Nursing Assessment and Treatment Substance Abuse Disorders in Older Adults
Chapter 11: Nursing Assessment and Treatment of Delirium in Older Adults
Chapter 12: Nursing Assessment of Older Adults Experiencing Dementia –Screening, Making and Communicating the Diagnosis
Chapter 13: Nursing Management of Older Adults with Dementia – Care Environments, Clients, and Caregivers
Chapter 14: Addressing Problem Behaviors Common to Late-Life Dementias
Section III Issues in Geropsychiatric and Mental Health of Older Adults
Chapter 15: Family Caregiving
Chapter 16: Sleep Disorders in Older Adults
Chapter 17: Pathological Gambling in Older Adults
Chapter 18: Elder Mistreatment
Chapter 19: Nursing Assessment and Care of Clients and Their Families at End-of-Life
Chapter 20: Social, Health and Long-term Care Programs and Policies Affecting Mental Health of Older Adults
Chapter 21: Future of Geropsychiatric and Mental Health Nursing in Addressing Older Adult Health Care Needs
