Main description:

The purpose of this book is to disseminate "best practice" models of treatment for the common mental health problems of late life, so that evidence-based practice will become the norm (rather than the exception) when working clinically with older adults. Each chapter contains reviews of the empirical literature focusing on studies conducted with elders; then they emphasize how CBT can be applied most effectively to that specific patient population. Case studies illuminate practice recommendations, and issues of diversity are likewise highlighted whenever possible.

Contents:

Behavioral and Cognitive Treatments for Geriatric Depression: An Evidence-Based Perspective.- Treating Generalized Anxiety in a Community Setting.- Treatment of Late-Life Generalized Anxiety Disorder in Primary Care Settings.- Cognitive-Behavior Therapy for Late-Life Insomnia.- A Relapse Prevention Model for Older Alcohol Abusers.- Cognitive-Behavioral Pain Management Interventions for Long-Term Care Residents with Physical and Cognitive Disabilities.- Reducing Psychosocial Distress in Family Caregivers.- Integrated Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Health Care for Older People with Serious Mental Illness.- Cognitive Therapy for Suicidal Older Adults.- Cognitive Therapy for Older People with Psychosis.- Behavioral Interventions to Improve Management of Overweight, Obesity, and Diabetes in Patients with Schizophrenia.- Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Personality Disorders in Older Adults.- Treating Persons with Dementia in Context.- Cognitive Behavioral Case Management for Depressed Low-income Older Adults.- Post-Stroke Depression and CBT with Older People.- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Older Adults with Bipolar Disorder.- Meaning Reconstruction in Later Life: Toward a Cognitive-Constructivist Approach to Grief Therapy.- PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder) in Later Life.- Training of Geriatric Mental Health Providers in CBT Interventions for Older Adults.- The Role of Positive Aging in Addressing the Mental Health Needs of Older Adults.- How Medicare Shapes Behavioral Health Practice with Older Adults in the US: Issues and Recommendations for Practitioners.