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The Mentally Impaired Elderly 

Edited by Ellen D. Taira. Published by Haworth Press, Inc.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Environmental Influences on Behavior of the Elderly with Dementia: Principles for Intervention in the Home.

• Introduction
• Description of the Model
• Object Layer
• Task Layer
• Social Groups and Organizations
• Culture Layer
• A Case Example
• Conclusions

Mental Health Issue in the Elderly.

• Common Psychological Problems
• Dementia
• Treatment Strategies
• Prevention

Temporal Adaptation and Performances of Daily Living Activities in Persons with Alzheimer's Disease.

• Introduction
• Relating Temporal Adaptation to ADLs
• Subjects
• Instrumentation
• Test Administration and Procedure
• Data Analysis
• Results
• Discussion
• Temporal Adaptation and Severity of Alzheimer's Disease
• Severity of Alzheimer's Disease and Performance of ADL's
• Summary and Conclusions

Constructional Apraxia in Alzheimer's Disease: Contributions to Functional Loss.

• Introduction
• Review of the Literature
• Methods
• Results
• Discussion
• Recommendations

Helping Those with Dementia to Live at Home: An Educational Series for Caregivers.

• Session One: Overview of Dementia and Home Safety
• Session Two: Activities of Daily Living and Adaptive Equipment
• Session Three: Leisure Activities and Communication
• Session Four: Accessing Community Resources
• Summary

In-Home Interventions for Persons with Alzheimer's Disease and Their Caregivers.

• Method
• Analysis of Data
• Discussion
• Conclusions

Approaches to Problem Behaviors in Dementia.

• Review of the Literature
• Method
• Case Study
• Results
• Discussion
• Summary

Conflicts in Managing Elderly Clients and Elderly Parents: The Dual Role of Health Professionals.

• Review of the Literature
• Feelings and Unresolved Conflicts and Professional Caregiving
• Case Study
• Conclusion

Measuring the Functional Performance of Nursing Home Patients with the Bar Area Functional Performance Evaluation.

• Review of Literature
• Methods
• Results
• Discussion
• Conclusions and Recommendations

Effects of a Multi-Strategy Program Upon Elderly with Organic Brain Syndrome.

• Introduction
• Purpose of Study
• Methodology
• Results
• Discussion
• Conclusion

Program Planning in Geriatric Psychiatry: A Model for Psychosocial Rehabilitation.

• Frame of Reference
• Assessments
• Program Description
• Group Structure Offering Maximum Support
• Group Structure Offering Moderate Support
• Group Structure Offering Minimum Support
• Conclusion

"Caregivers will benefit from this book as it provides information on methods and strategies to deal with mentally impaired elderly patients."Senior News