Psychological Treatment of Older Adults : a Holistic Model.

""This is one of the best mental health and aging books I have ever read. [It] is one that I will turn to often in my teaching of doctoral students, and in my work with older adults. One of the phenomenal aspects of this book is the research reviews; which are in-depth and broad in their s...

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Main Author: Lee Hyer PhD, ABPP
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Springer Publishing Company, 2013
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Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • Problem
  • Proposa
  • Road map of the Book
  • Conclusion
  • Chapter 1: Introduction
  • Process of Care
  • Backdrop
  • Best Predictors
  • Age
  • Brain Issues
  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Medical/Somatic Issues
  • Adjustment
  • Psychotherapy Works, Even at Late Life
  • Social Reality/Cost
  • Caregiving
  • The Domain Dance
  • Conclusion
  • Chapter 2: Model of Care
  • Model
  • Case Formulation and the Five Domains of Treatment
  • Watch and Wait Ingredients
  • Perspective
  • Successful Aging
  • Conclusion.
  • Chapter 3: Psychotherapy
  • Problems of Science
  • General Reviews: Data Related to Older Adults
  • Late-Life Psychotherapy Overview
  • ACT
  • Medications
  • Our Position
  • Necessary Psychotherapy Features
  • Core Treatment Factor: Psychoeducation
  • Core Treatment Factor: Alliance
  • Core Treatment Factor: Monitoring
  • Core Treatment Factor: Case-Based Approach
  • Recommended Treatment Factor: Motivational Interviewing
  • Recommended Treatment Factor: Behavioral Activation
  • Recommended Treatment Factor: IPT
  • Recommended Treatment Factor: PST.
  • Recommended Treatment Factor: Transdiagnostic Model
  • Recommended Treatment Factor: Prevention
  • Recommended Treatment Factor: Case Manager
  • Recommended Treatment Factor: Exercise
  • Recommended Treatment Factor: Modules
  • Recommended Treatment Factor: Cognitive Training
  • Recommended Treatment Factor: Psychotherapist as Neuroscientist
  • Recommended Treatment Factor: Booster sessions
  • Conclusion
  • Chapter 4: Depression
  • Prevalence and Biology
  • Phenomenology of Depression
  • Correlative Symptoms
  • Suicide
  • Anxiety
  • Executive Function
  • Treatment Studies.
  • Psychological Treatment
  • Medication Plus
  • Predictors of Depression at Late Life and When to Change
  • Recommended Treatment
  • Grief
  • Special Case of Home Care
  • Conclusion
  • Chapter 5: Anxiety at Later Life
  • Prevalence
  • Phenomena of Anxiety
  • Anxiety and Cognition
  • Anxiety and the Brain
  • Treatment Studies
  • Medication
  • Modules and Venues and Other Therapies
  • Exercise
  • Treatment Summary
  • Formal Treatment Package
  • Special Case: PTSD
  • Conclusion
  • Chapter 6: Cognition
  • Normal Aging: What is up with Cognition?
  • Continuum of Cognitive Decline
  • MCI.
  • Brain Reserve
  • Dementia Criteria and Confusion
  • Special Contamination
  • Memory
  • EF Problems (And Depression)
  • EF and Treatment
  • Medical Treatment for Dementia
  • Do Patients Want to Know?
  • Conclusion
  • Chapter 7: Cognitive Training
  • Cognition Training
  • Overview
  • Holistic Programs
  • Working Memory and Older Adults
  • Cognitive Compromise: MCI or Mild Dementia
  • Study 1: Memory Clinic
  • Study 2: Cogmed
  • Special Case: Self-Regulation
  • Conclusion
  • Chapter 8: Health Issues
  • Integrated Care
  • Too Many Best Care Practices
  • Mental Health
  • Core Problems.