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Contributors
Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1. Late-Life Depression I: “I Can’t Keep Up With My Grandkids”
Chapter 2. Late-Life Depression II: “My Guilt Is So Intense, I Think of Ending My Life Every Day to Get Relief”
Chapter 3. Working With Depressed Caregivers: Behavioral Activation: “I Can’t Find the Energy or Time to Leave the House”
Chapter 4. Diagnosis and Treatment of Generalized Anxiety Disorder: “Getting Old Is Not for Wimps!”
Chapter 5. Somatic Complaints and Anxiety: “I Wish the Doctor Would Figure Out What’s Wrong With Me”
Chapter 6. Pain and Psychological Factors: “I Need More Pain Medication, Not Less!”
Chapter 7. Primary Sleep Disorders: “My Wife Says I Snore Loudly and Sometimes Stop Breathing While I’m Asleep”
Chapter 8. Evaluation and Management of Insomnia: “My Sleeping Pill Isn’t Working Anymore”
Chapter 9. Bipolar Disorder: “What’s Wrong With Mom—Is It Dementia?”
Chapter 10. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: “My Stomach Hurts”
Chapter 11. Evaluation and Treatment of Substance Use Disorders: “I Just Have One Drink With Dinner, Doc”
Chapter 12. Mild Cognitive Impairment: “I’m Forgetting Things. Is This Normal for My Age, or Do I Have Dementia?”
Chapter 13. Neuropsychological Testing: “I Sometimes Forget Things”
Chapter 14. Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia: “Little Soldiers Are Invading My Backyard”
Chapter 15. Delirium: “My Mother Is Not Herself”
Chapter 16. Inpatient Issues: Behavioral and Pharmacological Interventions: “He Tried to Kick a Staff Member and Fell”
Chapter 17. Post-Intensive Care Syndrome: “He’s Just Not Himself.”
Chapter 18. Physical Activity: “I Can Only Go About a Block Before Running Out of Breath”
Chapter 19. The Social Worker in Geriatric Outpatient Care: "Can You Help Me With This Patient?"
Chapter 20. Initial Evaluation and Management of Frontotemporal Dementia: "My Wife Seems Different"
Chapter 21. Legal Issues in Cognitive Disorders: "Mom Changed Her Will"
Chapter 22. Driving: "My Husband Can Be Absent-Minded When He's Driving, That's All"
Chapter 23. LGBT Issues: "I've Been A Woman My Whole Life"
Chapter 24. Practical Strategies for Approaching Grief: "When You Don't Know What To Do, Just Be Human"
Index