The Elderly Uncooperative Patient

by T.L. Brink

Overview

An invaluable resource for the mental health professional who must deal with the uncooperative and difficult elderly patient.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780866566049
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	03/26/1987
Series:	Clinical Gerontologist Series
Pages:	208
Product dimensions:	5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Contents Preface

• SECTION ONE: UNDERSTANDING AND ASSESSING UNCOOPERATIVENESS
• Who’s to Blame for Uncooperativeness?
• The Role of Depression and Anger
• Make the Patient Feel Like a Helper
• Uncooperativeness as Information
• The Significance of Uncooperativeness Among Retarded Elders
• SECTION TWO: PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR THE UNCOOPERATIVE PATIENT
• Staff Casualties of Patient Uncooperativeness
• Psychotherapy and Self Psychology
• Cognitive-Behavior Therapy and Uncooperativeness
• Meeting the Patient More Than Halfway
• Intergenerational Psychotherapy for Uncooperative Patients
• SECTION THREE: CASE MANAGEMENT FOR UNCOOPERATIVENESS
• Handling Uncooperativeness in a Deinstitutionalized Patient
• Managing Medication Non-Compliance
• Milieu Therapy for the Dementia Patient
• Behavioral Management for Uncooperativeness
• Music Therapy and Staff Stress
• Music and Exercise: A Great Combination
• The Outpatient Team
• The Team Approach for Hypochondriasis
• Advice for the Internist
• The Case for One-to-One Nursing Assessment