This book provides a complete overview of the essential information that everyone working in the field of aging should know about disasters, emergencies, and their effects on the mental health and quality of life of older persons. It provides evidence-based approaches for identifying and classifying mental health problems, such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, and substance use disorders in older adults, which may occur during and post-disasters/emergencies.

Contributors	p. xi
Foreword	p. xvii
Preface	p. xix
Acknowledgments	p. xxv
Introduction
A Primer for Disaster and Emergency Preparedness and Evidence-Based Care Practices in Geriatric Mental Health	p. 3
Older Persons in Disasters and Emergencies: The Overlapping Mental and Physical Health Issues	p. 31
The Geriatric Emergency Preparedness and Response (GEPR) Collaborative: A Successful and Productive Network	p. 47
Community Response to the Needs of Older Persons in Disasters
Coordinating Services: State and Local Networks and Resources	p. 67
National and Cross-National Models of Geriatric Disaster Preparedness: The Canadian Context	p. 83
Supervision and Facilitated Reflective Practice as Central to Disaster Preparedness Services to the Older Adult: A National and Cross-National Model	p. 105
Making the Community Plan: A Public Health Perspective	p. 119
Self-Help Tools for Older Persons and Their Caregivers	p. 141
Volunteers: Who Are They and What Are Their Roles?	p. 157
Clinical Response to the Needs of Older Persons During Disasters
Psychosocial and Pharmacological Interventions for Older Persons in Disasters	p. 175
Case Management for Older Persons in Disasters	p. 197
Complementary and Alternative Approaches	p. 213
Identifying and Classifying Mental and Related Health Problems
The Interdisciplinary Treatment Team as a Geriatric Mental Health Resource Prior to and During Disasters	p. 249
Geriatric Assessment for Differential Diagnosis	p. 273
Bereavement and Grief: What Is Normal in Disasters and Emergencies?	p. 297
Special Populations
The Experience of Vulnerability in Geriatric Combat Veterans With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder During Times of Disaster	p. 317
Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders	p. 341
Disaster Related Elder Mistreatment (DREM)	p. 361
A Guide to Developing Training Programs for Disaster Preparedness for Older Persons	p. 379
Glossary of Terms Commonly Used in Geriatric Mental Health and Disaster Preparedness	p. 389
Index	p. 405
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