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Managing depression, growing older : a guide for professionals and carers / Kerrie Eyers, Gordon Parker & Henry Brodaty.

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"Even when he's grey around the muzzle, the black dog of depression can still deliver a ferocious bite. Depression can strike at any age, and it may appear for the first time as we get older, as a result of life circumstances or our genetic makeup. While older people face the same kinds of...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Taylor & Francis)
Main Author: Eyers, Kerrie
Other Authors: Parker, Gordon, 1942-, Brodaty, Henry
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Routledge, 2012.
Subjects:
Depression in old age > Treatment.
Older people > Mental health.
Table of Contents:
  • 1. And now we are 65
  • 2. On growing older
  • 3. Untreated depression in older age
  • 4. Reaching a diagnosis
  • 5. A structured assessment for depression
  • 6. Melancholic and non-melancholic depression
  • 7. Late onset : depression specific to ageing
  • 8. Therapies and the role of the therapist
  • 9. Ageing and coping with care
  • 10. Managing severe depression
  • 11. Ageing and self-efficacy
  • 12. Caring for the carers.

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