Sara Honn Qualls & Bob G. Knight 
Psychotherapy for Depression in Older Adults [PDF ebook] 

The first book in the new Wiley Series on Geropsychology, Psychotherapy for Depression in Older Adults is a practical resource created by a team of international luminaries in the field. Developed in conjunction with the Gerontology Center of the University of Colorado, this expert guide provides evidence-based treatment approaches for alleviating depression in older adults.

Innehållsförteckning

Preface.

Contributors.

PART I: Depression and Aging (Sara H. Qualls).

1 Unique Aspects of Psychotherapy with Older Adults (Bob G.
Knight).

2 The Nature of Depression in Later Life (Amy Fiske).

3 Assessing Depression in Older Adults (Melissa Snarski and
Forrest Scogin).

PART II: Therapy Systems (Bob G. Knight).

4 Cognitive Behavior Therapy with Older Adults (Ken
Laidlaw).

5 Interpersonal Psychotherapy with Older Adults (Gregory A.
Hinrichsen).

6 Problem-Solving Therapy with Older Adults (Patricia A.
Areán and Terri Huh).

7 Evidence-Based Psychological Treatment with Older Adults
(Forrest Scogin and Adriana Yon).

Part III: The Contexts of Geropsychology Practice
(Sara H. Qualls).

8 The Social and Cultural Context of Psychotherapy with Older
Adults (Martha R. Crowther, Gia Robinson Shurgot, Martinique
Perkins, and Rachel Rodriguez).

9 Psychotherapy in the Context of Long-Term Care (Deborah W.
Frazer).

10 The Basics of Building and Managing a Geropsychology Practice
(Paula E. Hartman-Stein).

Appendix A: Sample Form for Case Progress Notes for
Psychotherapy and Health and Behavior Interventions.

References.

Author Index.

Subject Index.

Om författaren

Sara H. Qualls, Ph D, is a clinical psychology faculty member
at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs with twenty years
of academic, clinical, and continuing education training
experience. She developed the first geropsychology doctoral program
that integrates curriculum, clinical training, and research
training in geriatric mental health. She is also the Co-chair of
the Adult Development and Aging Division (20) of the American
Psychological Association.

Bob G. Knight, Ph D, serves as Director of Clinical
Training at the University of Southern California, which offers a
track in geropsychology. He has published several books and is the
premier expert internationally on psychotherapy with older
adults.