This volume provides the first-ever comprehensive overview of the essential information everyone working with older persons should know about the mental health effects of disasters on the elderly. It emphasizes the essential role that choice and choosing play in maintaining quality of life for older persons affected by disasters and emergencies. It also gives key evidence-based and interdisciplinary approaches for identifying and classifying mental health disorders, such as PTSD, depression, and substance abuse, to which older persons are particularly vulnerable. This is a must-read book for clinicians, service providers, policy makers, program
planners, and teachers in the fields of mental health, aging, and emergency preparedness.