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Handbook of Clinical Behavior Therapy with the Elderly Client

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  • © 1991

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Editors:
  1. Patricia A. Wisocki

    1. University of Massachusetts, Amherst, USA

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Part of the book series: NATO Science Series B: (NSSB)

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Table of contents (22 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xviii
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  2. The Behavioral Approach to Aging

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Behavioral Gerontology

      • Patricia A. Wisocki
      Pages 3-51

  3. Factors Affecting Treatment of the Elderly

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 53-53
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    2. Medication and the Aging Organism

      • Nancy Keuthen
      Pages 55-72

    3. Nutritional Factors in Aging

      • Kim E. Kendall, Patricia A. Wisocki, Dani B. Pers
      Pages 73-95

    4. Residential Factors in Behavioral Programming for Elderly

      • Claire Morse, Patricia A. Wisocki
      Pages 97-120

    5. The Influence of Social Support Factors on the Well-Being of the Elderly

      • Benjamin L. Handen
      Pages 121-139

    6. The Complexities of Cognitive Impairment and the Process of Aging

      • Brad Crenshaw
      Pages 141-165

  4. Treatment Applications

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 167-167
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    2. Stress and Stress Management with the Elderly

      • Benjamin L. Handen
      Pages 169-183

    3. The Promotion of Positive Social Interaction through Social Skills Training

      • Mary-Louise Engels
      Pages 185-202

    4. Problems in (Really) Living

      • Jane E. Fisher, William O’Donohue
      Pages 203-223

    5. Behavioral Assessment and Treatment of Depression in Older Adults

      • Linda Teri
      Pages 225-243

    6. Cognitive-Behavioral Interventions for Age-Related Memory Impairment

      • Linda Warren Duke, William E. Haley, Thomas F. Bergquist
      Pages 245-272

    7. Insomnia as a Problem for the Elderly

      • Mindy Engle-Friedman, Richard R. Bootzin
      Pages 273-298

    8. Behavioral Treatment of Aged Alcoholics and Drug Addicts

      • Arthur MacNeill Horton Jr., Charles J. Fogelman
      Pages 299-315

    9. The Problem of Urinary Incontinence

      • Kathryn Larsen Burgio, Louis D. Burgio
      Pages 317-336

    10. Treatment Applications for Psychological and Behavioral Problems of the Elderly in Nursing Homes

      • Laura L. Carstensen, Jane E. Fisher
      Pages 337-362

    11. Behavioral Medicine for the Health Concerns of the Elderly

      • Nancy Keuthen, Patricia A. Wisocki
      Pages 363-381
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About this book

Although we speak of "the elderly" as if there were one body of people with common characteristics, older adults are more heterogeneous than any other popu­ lation. People over the age of 65 are also the fastest-growing segment of the population in the United States, currently numbering 25 million. The majority of older adults reside in their communities; a small fraction of them are cared for in institutions. Most may expect to experience some kind of physical impairment. Approximately a quarter of the population may expect to suffer amental health impairment. While traditional therapies have not been especially effective for older adults, behavior therapy has shown exceptional promise as a treatment modality. This book presents a comprehensive explication of the relatively new field of behavioral gerontology. It was written for the clinician interested in the interaction of medical, environmental, and psychological variables and their effects on treatment of elderly clients and for the researcher who will be looking to extend knowledge about interventions with this population. It will be useful for the graduate student in clinical psychology, as weIl as the experienced clinician, who will want to include the elderly in his or her therapeutic population.

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Massachusetts, Amherst, USA

    Patricia A. Wisocki

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Handbook of Clinical Behavior Therapy with the Elderly Client

  • Editors: Patricia A. Wisocki

  • Series Title: NATO Science Series B:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-0638-0

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 1991

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-306-43756-4Published: 30 April 1991

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4899-0640-3Published: 18 June 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4899-0638-0Published: 21 November 2013

  • Series ISSN: 0258-1221

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVIII, 510

  • Topics: Clinical Psychology

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