Treatment of late-life depression, anxiety, trauma, and substance abuse
By: edited by Patricia A. Arean
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: American Psychological Association
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 253
ISBN-13: 9781433818394; 9781433818400
Copyright date: 2015
Subjects: Mental health; Geriatric psychiatry; Psychology; Older people; Methods; Psychische Storung; Alterspsychologie; Psychotherapy for older people; Geriatric Psychiatry; Psychotherapy; Aged; Geriatrische Psychotherapie
Description: Working with older adults no longer means working exclusively with frail or disabled people. Older adults are healthier now on average than in decades past, but they still require specialized care. Mental health providers are seeing a growing number of older patients in their practice and may have little experience in the best methods for working with them. To fill that gap, Patricia A. Arean assembled this volume of best practices in treating mental disorders in late life. It includes an overview of geropsychology and the training resources available to help clinicians develop the competencies they need to work with older adults. Chapters focus on evidence-based treatments for late-life depression, anxiety, trauma, and substance abuse disorders, including cognitive behavioral therapy, problem solving treatment, behavioral activation, interpersonal therapy, relaxation training, exposure therapy, substance abuse relapse prevention, and motivational interviewing. Detailed case examples in each chapter illustrate the interventions in action. Although mental disorders are not as common in later life as they are in younger populations, they can be disabling and costly. With the accumulation of evidence over the past twenty-five years, assumptions about whether older adults can benefit from psychotherapy have changed greatly. Not only is psychotherapy a more effective treatment option than medication for many older adults, the effects are as good as those seen in younger adults. This book will help mental health providers take advantage of the latest research and be more effective in their work with older adults"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Building competencies in professional geropsychology : guidelines, training model, and strategies for professional development  -- Sara Honn Qualls; title: Cognitive behavior therapy and behavioral activation for late-life depression  -- Elizabeth A. DiNapoli, Michael LaRocca, and Forrest Scogin; title: Interpersonal psychotherapy for late-life depression  -- Patrick J. Raue and Patricia A. Arean; title: Problem-solving treatment for late-life depression  -- Rebecca M. Crabb and Patricia A. Arean; title: Evidence-based treatment for late-life generalized anxiety disorder  -- Catherine Ayers, Katrina Strickland, and Julie Loebach Wetherell; title: Exposure therapy for late-life trauma  -- Joan M. Cook and Stephanie Dinnen; title: Brief alcohol and drug interventions and motivational interviewing for older adults  -- David D. Satre and Amy Leibowitz; title: Screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) for substance abuse in older populations  -- Nancy H. Liu and Jason M. Satterfield; title: Relapse prevention treatment for substance abuse disorders in older adults -- Lawrence Schonfeld and Nicole S. MacFarland.