The Mind and Mood of Aging: Mental Health Problems of the Community Elderly in New York and London

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Barry Gurland John Copeland

The Mind and Mood of Aging

Mental Health Problems of the Community Elderly in New York and London

Barry Gurland, John Copeland, Judith Kuriansky , Michael Kelleher

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Routledge
10 May 2024

Child & developmental psychology; Psychology of ageing; Personal & public health; Geriatric medicine; Psychotherapy

Series: Routledge Library Editions: Aging

Originally published in 1983, this cross-national study had three aims. First, to examine the cross-national differences among the elderly community in the prevalence of psychiatric problems and their relationship to other health and social problems. Second, to examine the differences in health care of aged people, with a view to providing a framework for improvement of health and support services to those elderly with psychiatric problems who reside in the community. Finally, the differences in the course and outcome of psychiatric disability with implications for the role of healthcare and community resources in reducing chronic disability or its consequences.

This study included the examination of two randomly drawn probability samples of people over the age of sixty-five years and resident in the cities of New York and London. The people studied were reinterviewed after one year in order to record their use of health services and the course of their symptoms, or the development of new symptoms. Social and medical factors were studied in relation to psychopathological conditions.

By: Barry Gurland, John Copeland, Judith Kuriansky, Michael Kelleher, Lawrence Sharpe
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm,
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9781032701530
ISBN 10: 1032701536
Series: Routledge Library Editions: Aging
Pages: 214
Publication Date: 10 May 2024
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Adult education , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Foreword. Acknowledgments. Prologue. Section I: Overview 1. Aims and Purposes of the Cross-National Geriatric Community Study 2. Cross-National Context 3. Features of the Study Section II: Methods 1. Assessment of Health and Social Problems and Service Utilization 2. Sampling Design 3. Field Work Methods and Response Rates Section III: Results 1. Comparison of Demographic Characteristics 2. Comparison of Health and Social Problems 3. Comparison of the Prevalence of Depression and Dementia 4. Comparison of Personal Time Dependence Section IV: Service Utilization 1. Comparison of Services Used by a Cross-Section of the Elderly 2. Comparison of Services Used by the Elderly with Pervasive Dementia or Pervasive Depression 3. Comparison of Services and Intensity of Formal and Informal Support Systems for Dependent Elderly Section V: Conclusion 1. Advances in Method 2. Dementia 3. Depression 4. Disability 5. Images and Realities. Appendix I. Appendix II. Bibliography.

Barry Gurland, John Copeland, Judith Kuriansky, Michael Kelleher, Lawrence Sharpe, Laura Lee Dean