Physical Illness and Depression in Older Adults - A Handbook of Theory, Research, and Practice (The Plenum Series In Social Clinical Psychology) (The Springer Series in Social Clinical Psychology)

With people living longer, often with chronic illnesses and disabilities, it is becoming increasingly important to understand how depression, disability, and physical illnesses are interrelated, the mechanisms underlying these interrelationships, and their implications for diagnosis and treatment. This volume synthesizes a carefully selected portion of the knowledge about physical illness and depression that has emerged during the past twenty years. Physical Illness And Depression In Older Adults: An Introduction / David R. Shaffer -- Depression And Disability / Martha L. Bruce -- Vascular Disease And Depression: Models Of The Interplay Between Psychopathology And Medical Comorbidity / Jeffrey M. Lyness And Eric D. Caine -- Pain, Functional Disability, And Depressed Affect / Gail M. Williamson -- The Role Of Everyday Events In Depressive Symptoms For Older Adults / Alex J. Zautra, Amy S. Schultz, And John W. Reich -- Caregiving And Detrimental Mental And Physical Health Outcomes / Jamila Bookwala, Jennifer L. Yee, And Richard Schulz -- Depression, Immune Function, And Health In Older Adults / Katherine L. Applegate, Janice K. Kiecolt-glaser, And Ronald Glaser -- Quality Of Life, Depression, And End-of-life Attitudes And Behaviors / M. Powell Lawton. The Activity Restriction Model Of Depressed Affect: Antecedents And Consequences Of Restricted Normal Activities / Gail M. Williamson And David R. Shaffer -- We Should Measure Change- And Here's How / Charles E. Lance, Adam W. Meade, And Gail M. Williamson -- Depression And Physical Illness In Older Primary Care Patients: Diagnostic And Treatment Issues / Herbert C. Schulberg, Richard Schulz, Mark D. Miller, And Bruce Rollman -- The Relationship Of Major Depressive Disorder To Alzheimer's Disease / Myron F. Weiner And Ramesh Sairam -- Pharmacotherapy Of Geriatric Depression: Taking The Long View / Charles F. Reynold Iii, Mark D. Miller, Benoit H. Mulsant, Mary Amanda Dew, And Bruce G. Pollack -- A Hope-based Group Treatment For Depressed Older Adult Outpatients / Ellen J. Klausner, C.r. Snyder, And Jen Cheavens -- Complex Unity And Tolerable Uncertainty: Relationships Of Physical Disorder And Depression / Barry Gurland, Sidney Katz And Sachary M. Pine. Physical Illness And Depression In Elderly Adults: A Summary With Implications For Future Directions In Research And Treatment / L. Stephen Miller. Edited By Gail M. Williamson, David R. Shaffer, And Patricia A. Parmelee. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes. Aging is inevitable-A "psychological recession" is not ... As I go about my daily life, I read and hear about the sometimes scary things that are happening to other people. As the saying goes, bad news sells newspapers. But I u- ally can take some solace in reasoning that this bad stuff assuredly will not occur in my life. After reading this book, however, one message has gotten through-I cannot d- miss "those" older people described in the various chapters as being dissimilar to me. After all, "old person" is a term that can be applied to me in a few more years. On this point, I once heard the following rhetorical question applied to the prejudice actions of the TV character Archie Bunker: "What would he say about "those" Puerto Ricans, if, on his next birthday, he knew that he would become a Puerto Rican?" As to aging, we best pay close attention because we soon will be "those" elders. This is why the alarming facts of this book-that our elders often are experiencing elevatedlevelsofphysicalillnessesanddepression-grabbedmebytheproverbialthroat Annotation With people living longer, often with chronic illnesses anddisabilities, it is becoming increasingly important to understand howdepression, disability, and physical illnesses are interrelated, themechanisms underlying these interrelationships, and their implicationsfor diagnosis and treatment. This volume synthesizes a carefullyselected portion of the knowledge about physical illness anddepression that has emerged during the past twenty years In early 1990, my father was diagnosed with prostate cancer and told that, although he would probably live for many years, he would never be cured of this life-threatening condition.