What is mental health and mental well-being? / Gill Windle -- Theoretical perspectives on ageing and health promotion / Sylvia Tilford -- Policy and practice in the promotion of mental health and well-being in later life / Jill Manthorpe and Steve Iliffe -- Work, retirement and money / Suzanne Moffatt -- elationships / Denise Forte -- Keeping active / Angela Clow and Liz Aitchison -- Coping, Choice and Control: Pathways to Positive Psychological Functioning and Independence in Later Life / Maureen Mickus and Tom Owen
Summary
This title looks broadly at the mental health and well being issues that affect adults in later life. Taking a holistic approach to mental health and mental health promotion, it explores the debates around what is meant by mental health and mental illness and the wider social determinants of mental health.