Overview
- Editors:
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Michel Hersen
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Center for Psychological Studies, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, USA
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Vincent B. Hasselt
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Center for Psychological Studies, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, USA
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Table of contents (16 chapters)
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General Issues
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- Brad Donohue, Michel Hersen, Vincent B. Van Hasselt
Pages 3-10
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- William Harry Pettibon, Vincent B. Van Hasselt, Michel Hersen
Pages 11-33
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- Barry Edelstein, Natalie Staats, Kimberly D. Kalish, Lynn Emer Northrop
Pages 35-68
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- Geoffrey Tremont, Wiley Mittenberg
Pages 69-89
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- Benoit H. Mulsant, Bruce A. Wright
Pages 91-101
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- C. V. Haldipur, Marilyn S. Ward
Pages 103-125
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- Louis D. Burgio, Ellen M. Cotter, Alan B. Stevens
Pages 127-145
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Specific Disorders and Problems
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Front Matter
Pages 147-147
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- Ron Acierno, Michel Hersen, Vincent B. Van Hasselt
Pages 149-180
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- Leah P. Dick, Dolores Gallagher-Thompson
Pages 181-208
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- Shirley M. Glynn, Kim T. Mueser, Stephen J. Bartels
Pages 223-244
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- Johnny L. Matson, Linda A. LeBlanc
Pages 245-257
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- Larry W. Dupree, Lawrence Schonfeld
Pages 281-297
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- William T. O’Donohue, Benjamin Graber
Pages 299-313
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- Gary R. Birchler, William Fals-Stewart
Pages 315-333
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Back Matter
Pages 335-351
About this book
This multiauthored introductory textbook could not have been conceived or brought to fruition 10 or 15 years ago. Indeed, at that time relatively little attention was accorded to the psychological needs of older adults. The general tenor of the field then was that older adults would not benefit from psychological intervention. As we now know, this was a faulty assumption that has been discredited with empirical data. Indeed, clinical research data adduced, primar ily in the last decade, clearly documents that older adults do benefit from specific psychotherapies that are tailored to their unique presentation of symptoms. Given the explosion of interest in this area (as evinced by increased investi gatory activity, national funding, and media attention) and the increased number of masters-and doctoral-level courses devoted to this topic, we felt that the time was right for a textbook in the area. Such flurry of activity also has been fueled by statistics showing how our population by the year 2030 will consist of 30% who are senior citizens. Moreover, since 12% of older adults in the community are estimated to have diagnosable psychiatric disorders and 40% to 50% of older adult medical inpatients have a concomitant psychiatric disorder, the task for clinicians in the next century will be overwhelming.
Reviews
`An excellent initial textbook for training graduate students in geriatric mental health. Furthermore, the authors have successfully provided an excellent quick reference handbook for those individuals who are more senior in the field.'
Clinical Gerontologist
`Certainly fulfills the need for a graduate-level textbook on geropsychology....For those interested in gaining geropsychological exposure or developing proficiency in this field, Psychological Treatment of Older Adults provides a good didactic foundation.'
Contemporary Psychology, 42(12) 1997
