Geriatric mental health disaster and emergency preparedness [electronic resource] / John A. Toner, editor ; Therese M. Mierswa, associate editor, Judith L. Howe, associate editor.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Toner, John A.
Mierswa, Therese M.
Howe, Judith L.
Language:English
Published: New York : Springer Pub. Co., c2010.
Subjects:
Geriatric psychiatry.
Older people > Mental health services.
Online Access:
ProQuest Ebook Central - Academic Complete: 2010 (Ebook Central @ Proquest)
Format: Electronic eBook
Contents:
  • A primer for disaster and emergency preparedness and evidence-based care practices in geriatric mental health / John A. Toner and Othmane Alami
  • Older persons in disasters and emergencies : the overlapping mental and physical health issues / Neil Hall
  • The geriatric emergency preparedness and response (GEPR) collaborative : a successful and productive network / Judith L. Howe
  • Coordinating services : state and local networks and resources / William Grant and Douglas M. Sanders
  • National and cross-national models of geriatric disaster preparedness : the Canadian context / Trish Dryden and Lynda Atack
  • Supervision and facilitated reflective practice as central to disaster preparedness services to the older adult : a national and cross-national model / Philippa Sully, Malcolm T. Wandrag, and Jenny Riddell
  • Making the community plan : a public health perspective / Andrea Villanti
  • Self help tools for older persons and their caregivers / Nina Tumosa
  • Volunteers : who are they and what are their roles? / Nora O'Brien-Suric
  • Psychosocial and pharmacological interventions for older persons in disasters / Douglas M. Sanders and Mark R. Nathanson
  • Case management for older persons in disasters / Michael B. Friedman and Kimberly A. Williams
  • Complementary and alternative approaches / Lucia McBee ... [et al.]
  • The interdisciplinary treatment team as a geriatric mental health resource prior to and during disasters / John A. Toner and Evelyn S. Meyer
  • Geriatric assessment for differential diagnosis / Mark R. Nathanson
  • Bereavement and grief : what is normal in disasters and emergencies? / D. Peter Birkett
  • The experience of vulnerability in geriatric combat veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder during times of disaster / Joanne Izzo
  • Alzheimer's disease and related disorders / Jed A. Levine and Beth A. Kallmyer
  • Disaster related elder mistreatment (DREM) / Ian Portelli and Terry Fulmer.