Concepts and issues in mental health and aging / Barry D. Lebowitz, George Niederehe -- The epidemiology of selected mental disorders in later life / James C. Anthony, Ahmed Aboraya -- Culture and mental health in later life / David Gutmann -- Gender and ethnicity patterns / E. Percil Stanford, Barbara C. Du Bois -- Adult life crises / Morton A. Lieberman, Harvey Peskin -- Structural changes in the aging brain / Arnold B. Scheibel -- Neurochemical changes with aging : predisposition towards age-related mental disorders / David G. Morgan -- Cerebral metabolism in aging and dementia / Cheryl L. Grady, Stanley I. Rapoport -- The outcomes of psychiatric disorder in the elderly : relevance to quality of life / Barry Gurland, Sidney Katz -- Aging and the senses / Frank Schieber -- Memory, learning, and attention / Judith A. Sugar, Joan M. McDowd -- Intellectual functioning in relation to mental health / Walter R. Cunningham, Kirsten L. Haman -- Emotion and personality / Hans Thomae -- Mood disorders and suicide / Harold G. Koenig, Dan G. Blazer.

Anxiety and its disorders in old age / Javaid I. Sheikh / Personality disorders in old age / Joel Sadavoy, Barry Fogel -- Schizophrenia and psychotic states / Peter V. Rabins -- Alzheimer's disease and other dementing disorders / Murray A. Raskind, Elaine R. Peskind -- Alcohol and substance-use disorders in the elderly / Roland M. Atkinson, Linda Ganzini, Michael J. Bernstein -- Sleep disorders and aging / Carolyn C. Hoch [and others] -- Aging in persons with developmental disabilities / Marsha Mailick Seltzer -- Neuropsychiatric assessment / Eric D. Caine, Hillel T. Grossman -- Neuropsychological assessment / Asenath La Rue, Janet Yang, Sheryl Osato -- Functional assessment in geriatric mental health / Bryan J. Kemp, Judith Mitchell -- Behavioral and psychotherapeutic interventions / Nancy A. Newton, Lawrence W. Lazarus -- Psychopharmacologic treatment / Carl Salzman, Joyce Nevis-Olesen -- Environmental interventions for cognitively impaired older persons / Victor Regnier, Jon Pynoos -- Community and home care for mentally ill older adults / Linda K. George.

Mental health and aging : hospital care, a nursing perspective / May H. Wykle, Mary E. Segall, Stephanie Nagley -- Nursing home care / Benjamin Liptzin -- Forensic and ethical issues / Spencer Eth, Gregory B. Leong -- Economic issues and geriatric mental health care / Gary L. Gottlieb -- The future of mental health and aging / Gene D. Cohen.