"Ryan and Coughlan are to be congratulated for editing a highly accessible book on ageing and mental health. This volume should be required reading on all postgraduate courses for mental health
professionals who are being trained to provide services to older adults with psychological problems." Alan Carr, Professor of Clinical Psychology, University College Dublin, Ireland.
This book examines the issues and implications that mental health professionals face when dealing with ageing and older adults. The book focuses on the biological, psychological and cultural
influences that impact on the work of mental health practitioners who work with this client group.
Throughout the book the contributors emphasise the notion of `healthy ageing', and the importance and significance of this concept as part of the life-cycle process. As such Ageing and Older
Adult Mental Health will be key reading not only for mental health professionals, but also for those involved in policy making for older adults.
