Managing Depression Growing Older

Published Australia, 2012
The new book from Gordon Parker and his colleagues offers a systematic guide to identifying depression in older people, supporting them at home or in an aged care setting, and the importance of diet, exercises and attitude in receovery. While older people face the same kinds of mental health issues as younger people, they can find it more difficult to deal with them owing to the strssors which accumulate with age. There is also a high incidence of undiagnosed depression in older age, presenting extra channges for carers.

CHAPTER HIGHLIGHTS
Untreated Depression in Older Age
Melancholic and Non-Melancholic Depression
Late Onset: Depression Specific to Ageing
Therapies and the Role of the Therapist
Managing Severe Depression
Ageing and Self-Efficacy

Kerrie Eyers is a psychologist based at the Black Dog Institute in Sydney, Australia.
Small-format paperback. 292 pages