Evidence-Based Behavioral Health Practices for Older Adults: A Guide to Implementation [Hardcover]

Sue E. Levkoff ScD (Editor), Hongtu Chen PhD (Editor), Jane Fisher PhD (Editor), John McIntyre MD (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0826169651 | ISBN-13: 978-0826169655 | Publication Date: June 2, 2006 | Edition: 1

Improve Service Delivery with New Evidence-Based Guidelines

Geared to improve service delivery in the care of older adults, this new and more authoritative approach to practice and management is supported by the latest evidence-based guidelines from the leading experts in the field.

For the first time, behavioral health care providers can gain access to a more reliable source for implementing and improving service delivery protocols and practices. This new guide applies evidence-based criteria to the following patient care and management needs to help you:

1. Select an Evidence-Based Practice (EBP)
2. Assess Feasibility
3. Manage Quality
4. Create a Culturally Grounded Practice
5. Assess and Treat Depression, Anxiety, and Substance Use Disorders
6. Assess and Treat Dementia and Schizophrenia
7. Review by Service Delivery Process
8. Review within Special Settings
9. Create More Sustainable Services

Written primarily for program administrators and clinical supervisors, health care professionals in mental health and geriatric services, and teachers and students in the field of geriatric health care, much of the timely information contained in this book can be used as a reference for evidence-based geriatric behavioral health by people who work with elderly clients with mental health needs.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"...critical reading for all those who seek to align behavioral health practices to the mental health needs of older adults." -- Gary J. Kennedy, MD, Division of Geriatric Psychiatry Montefiore Medical Center

From the Publisher

"Evidence-Based Practice is the most recent phase of behavioral health services' journey toward greater empiricism. We have adopted criteria-based diagnoses, conducted controlled trials of interventions, and synthesized research findings into practice guidelines. A natural next step is to understand whether our clinical practice follows evidence-based guidelines and, if not, why not? And what can we do about it? Levkoff et al. have written an invaluable guide addressing these questions, tailored specifically to the needs of clinicians and managers who provide behavioral health services to older adults. This book offers a wealth of knowledge on effective interventions as well as state-of-the-art guidance on how to implement them. These are crucial steps to better health for older Americans." -Richard C. Hermann, MD, MS, Director, Center for Quality Assessment and Improvement in Mental Health Associate Professor of Medicine and Psychiatry, Tufts University School of Medicine

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 256 pages
• Publisher: Springer Publishing Company; 1 edition (June 2, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0826169651
• ISBN-13: 978-0826169655
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 5.9 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,860,100 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)