Emerging Trends in Psychological Practice in Long-Term Care
Contributors: Margaret P., Ph.D. Norris (Editor); Victor, Ph.D. Molinari (Editor); Suzann, Ph.D. Ogland-Hand (Editor)
Publisher: Haworth Press
Published: May 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 303
ISBN-13: 9780789020048
Subjects: Clinical psychology; Geriatric medicine; Mental Illness; Gerontology; Medical; Psychology; Mental health; Geriatric psychiatry; Long-term care; Older people
First sentence: SUMMARY. Group therapy is an intervention that is particularly suited for residents in long term care settings, because it can reduce social isolation and efficiently address the common issue of adjustment to institutional living.