Cognitive Behaviour Therapy with Older People

The authors draw upon their collective wealth of clinical experience to provide a comprehensive and practical guide to the applications of CBT to older adults.

Seeing older age as a time of loss and helplessness too often prevents therapists from providing treatments that can be of enormous benefit to older people.

Topics covered include the need to build a therapeutic relationship, dealing with stereotypical thinking about ageing, setting realistic expectations in the face of deteriorating medical conditions, maintaining hope when faced with difficult life events such as the loss of a spouse, disability, etc., and dealing with the therapist's own fears about ageing.

Illustrated throughout with case studies, practical solutions and with a troubleshooting section, this is essential reading for all clinical psychologists, psychiatrists and related health professionals who work with older people.

Platform:

OvidSP

Publisher:

Wiley

Product Type:

Book

Author:

Laidlaw, Ken; Thompson, Larry W.; Gallagher-Thompson, Dolores; Dick-Siskin, Leah

ISBN:

978-0-47-148710-4

Specialty:

• Clinical Psychology
• Psychology

Language:

English

Edition:

1st

Pages:

232

Publication Year:

2003