10087: Prevalent Mental Health Disorders in the Aging Population: Issues of Comorbidity

About the Course:

This course presents information on mental health disorders in aging, including depression, anxiety, substance abuse, and co-occurring conditions. Other issues presented include an exploration of dementias, life stressors, physical injury, and sleep patterns/disorders.

Author

Susan D. M. Kelley, Ph.D.

About the Author:

Dr. Kelly teaches at the University of South Florida, Tampa Campus.

Course Objectives:

  1. to become familiar with prevalent mental health disorders in the elderly

  2. to increase understanding of comorbidity and complications comorbid conditions present for treatment

  3. to become better acquainted with information regarding various forms of dementia

  4. to be able to integrate information presented into fundamentally sound clinical approaches to treatment

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