Ebook: Psychological Treatment of Older Adults: An Introductory Text
- Tags: Psychology general, Clinical Psychology
- Series: The Springer Series in Adult Development and Aging
- Year: 1996
- Publisher: Springer US
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
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This multiauthored introductory textbook could not have been conceived or brought to fruition 10 or 15 years ago. Indeed, at that time relatively little attention was accorded to the psychological needs of older adults. The general tenor of the field then was that older adults would not benefit from psychological intervention. As we now know, this was a faulty assumption that has been discredited with empirical data. Indeed, clinical research data adduced, primar ily in the last decade, clearly documents that older adults do benefit from specific psychotherapies that are tailored to their unique presentation of symptoms. Given the explosion of interest in this area (as evinced by increased investi gatory activity, national funding, and media attention) and the increased number of masters-and doctoral-level courses devoted to this topic, we felt that the time was right for a textbook in the area. Such flurry of activity also has been fueled by statistics showing how our population by the year 2030 will consist of 30% who are senior citizens. Moreover, since 12% of older adults in the community are estimated to have diagnosable psychiatric disorders and 40% to 50% of older adult medical inpatients have a concomitant psychiatric disorder, the task for clinicians in the next century will be overwhelming.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Historical Perspectives in Clinical Geropsychology....Pages 3-10
Social Adaptation in Older Adults....Pages 11-33
Assessment of Older Adults....Pages 35-68
Clinical Neuropsychology of Older Adults....Pages 69-89
Medical Assessment....Pages 91-101
Competence and Other Legal Issues....Pages 103-125
Treatment in Residential Settings....Pages 127-145
Front Matter....Pages 147-147
Anxiety-Based Disorders....Pages 149-180
Late-Life Depression....Pages 181-208
Depression in Alzheimer’s Disease....Pages 209-222
Schizophrenia....Pages 223-244
Mental Retardation....Pages 245-257
Organic Disorders....Pages 259-279
Substance Abuse....Pages 281-297
Sexual Dysfunction....Pages 299-313
Marital Discord....Pages 315-333
Back Matter....Pages 335-351
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Historical Perspectives in Clinical Geropsychology....Pages 3-10
Social Adaptation in Older Adults....Pages 11-33
Assessment of Older Adults....Pages 35-68
Clinical Neuropsychology of Older Adults....Pages 69-89
Medical Assessment....Pages 91-101
Competence and Other Legal Issues....Pages 103-125
Treatment in Residential Settings....Pages 127-145
Front Matter....Pages 147-147
Anxiety-Based Disorders....Pages 149-180
Late-Life Depression....Pages 181-208
Depression in Alzheimer’s Disease....Pages 209-222
Schizophrenia....Pages 223-244
Mental Retardation....Pages 245-257
Organic Disorders....Pages 259-279
Substance Abuse....Pages 281-297
Sexual Dysfunction....Pages 299-313
Marital Discord....Pages 315-333
Back Matter....Pages 335-351
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