Primary Care Mental Health in Older People A Global Perspective
This book is a practical resource that will support the delivery of holistic mental health interventions in the primary and community care setting for older people. Primary care delivery is discussed in relation to both functional mental health problems,
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Primary Care Mental Health in Older People
Carlos Augusto de Mendonça Lima Gabriel Ivbijaro Editors
Primary Care Mental Health in Older People A Global Perspective
Editors Carlos Augusto de Mendonça Lima Unité de Psychiatrie et de Psychothérapie Centre Les Toises Lausanne Switzerland
Gabriel Ivbijaro Mental Health and Population Health NOVA University Lisbon Lisbon Portugal
ISBN 978-3-030-10812-0 ISBN 978-3-030-10814-4 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-10814-4 © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors, and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, expressed or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. This Springer imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
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Foreword 1
There are three main reasons which are making me welcome this volume. First, it is bringing together primary health-care answers to key mental health problems which people face in older age. The problems to which the answers have been provided have been selected because they are frequent and because there are interventions which have been shown to be effective in reducing their impact. The answers have been provided by an array of experts with vast experience and deal with specific problems such as anxiety disorders and with important background issues such as the frailty of the elderly and the need to maintain and promote their dignity in health and disease. A second reason for recommending the volume is that the text has not been produced by general practitioners nor by specialists nor by practitioners of allied professions but by all of them working together. There is no other manual where the principle of joint work by specialists, general practitioners, and allied professionals has been applied so rigorously in order to provide answers to problems and advice about action based on a mix of experie
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