RESOURCES


General
1. Information on aging-related topics, educational programs, research studies, and services for older adults, family and caregivers, professionals in aging, researchers, educators and students
The Aging Institute of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Senior Services
www.aging.upmc.com

2. The Geriatric Mental Health Alliance of New York is dedicated to advocating for changes in mental health practice and policy that are needed to improve current mental health services for older adults and to develop an adequate response to the mental health needs of the elder boom generation. Their Web site offers many resources and publications: http://www.mhaofnyc.org/advocacy/geriatric-mental-health-alliance-of-new-york/publications.aspx

For older adults, their family, and caregivers
1. Mental health information from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/index.shtml

For researchers
1. Research conducted at NIMH and funding information
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/research-funding/index.shtml

For educators and students in the health care professions
1. Videos on late-life mental health issues, funded by NIMH and created at the University of Pittsburgh Hartford Center of Excellence in Geriatric Psychiatry and the University of California, San Diego, Hartford Center of Excellence in Geriatric Psychiatry
http://www.foxlearningsystems.com/Late-Life/Education.html

2. Curriculm materials from the Geropsychiatric Nursing Collaborative Initiative
www.pogoe.org/series/Geropsychiatric-Nursing-Curriculum-Materials

3. Curricular resources for mental health and aging: The Master's Advanced Curriculum (MAC) Project of the Gero Ed Center has produced a large number of teaching resources - lecture notes, slides, videos, assignments and recent reviews of the research literature specific to mental health and aging.
http://www.cswe.org/CentersInitiatives/GeroEdCenter/Programs/MAC/GIG.aspx http://www.cswe.org/CentersInitiatives/GeroEdCenter/Programs/MAC/Reviews.aspx

For health care providers
1. Web-based teaching module, “Delirium in the Emergency Room,” for physicians and nurses on identifying and treating delirium (Dr. Lalith-Kumar Solai)
https://cme.hs.pitt.edu/servlet/IteachControllerServlet?actiontotake=loadmodule& moduleid=2941

2. The Hospital Elder Life Program (HELP) is a patient-care program that is designed to prevent delirium among hospitalized older patients. It was developed by Sharon K. Inouye and colleagues at the Yale University School of Medicine.
http://www.hospitalelderlifeprogram.org/public/public-main.php


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SUGGESTED READING

Beck, C., Buckwalter, K.C., Dudzik, P.M., & Evans, L.K. (2011). Filling the void in
geriatric mental health: The Geropsychiatric Nursing Collaborative as a model for
change. Nursing Outlook, 59, 236-242.

Biegel, D. E., Kola, L. A., & Ronis, R. J. (2006). Evidence-based treatment for adults
with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders. (pp. 61-72). In Rosenberg, J.,
& Rosenberg, S. (Eds), Community mental health: Challenges for the 21st century.
New York: Routledge.

Brodaty, H., Green, A., & Koschera, A. (2003). Meta-analysis of psychosocial
interventions for caregivers of people with dementia. Journal of the American
Geriatrics Society
, 51(5), 657-664.

Buckwalter, K. C., Beck, C., & Evans, L. K. (2010). Envisioning the future of
geropsychiatric nursing. (pp. 465-475). In K. D. Melillo & S. C. Houde, (Eds.),
Geropsychiatric and mental health nursing, 2nd ed. Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett
Learning.

Cummings, S. M., & Kropf, N. P. (2009). Handbook of psychosocial interventions
with older adults: Evidence-based approaches. New York: Routledge/Taylor & Francis
Group.

Depp C.A., Stricker J.L., Zagorsky D., et al. (2009). Disability and Self-Management
Practices of People with Bipolar Disorder: A Web-Based Survery. Community Mental
Health Journal
, 45,179-187.

Evans, L.K., Buckwalter, K., & Beck, C. (2012). Carpe diem: Nursing making inroads
to improve mental health for elders. Nursing Outlook, 60, 107-108.

Gellis, Z. D. (2009). Evidence based practice in older adults with mental health
disorders. In Roberts, A. R. (Ed.), Social Workers‘ Desk Reference. London: Oxford
University Press.

Kasl-Godley, J., & Gatz, M. (2000). Psychosocial interventions for individuals with
dementia: An integration of theory, therapy, and a clinical understanding
of dementia. Clinical Psychology Review, 20(6), 755-782.

Logsdon, R. G., McCurry, S. M. & Teri, L. (2007). Evidence-based psychological
treatments for disruptive behaviors in individuals with dementia. Psychology and
Aging
, 22(1) 28-36.

McInnis-Dittrich, K. (2009). Social work with older adults, 3rd edition. Boston:
Pearson Education, Inc.

Sands R.G., Gellis Z.D. (2012) Clinical Social Work Practice in Behavioral Mental
Health: Toward Evidence-Based Practice, 3rd ed. Boston: Allyn and Bacon.

Zarit, S. H., & Zarit, J. M. (2007). Mental disorders in older adults: Fundamentals
of assessment and treatment, 2nd edition
. New York: Guilford Press.