Psychological Treatment of Older Adults: An Introductory Text (The Springer Series in Adult Development and Aging)

"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, primarƯ 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 investiƯ 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"--Font no determinada Front Matter....Pages i-xii Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Historical Perspectives in Clinical Geropsychology....Pages 3-10 Social Adaptation in Older Adults....Pages 11-33 Assessment of Older Adults....Pages 35-68 Clinical Neuropsychology of Older Adults....Pages 69-89 Medical Assessment....Pages 91-101 Competence and Other Legal Issues....Pages 103-125 Treatment in Residential Settings....Pages 127-145 Front Matter....Pages 147-147 Anxiety-Based Disorders....Pages 149-180 Late-Life Depression....Pages 181-208 Depression in Alzheimer’s Disease....Pages 209-222 Schizophrenia....Pages 223-244 Mental Retardation....Pages 245-257 Organic Disorders....Pages 259-279 Substance Abuse....Pages 281-297 Sexual Dysfunction....Pages 299-313 Marital Discord....Pages 315-333 Back Matter....Pages 335-351 I. General Issues 1. Historical Perspectives in Clinical Geropsychology 2. Social Adaptation in Older Adults 3. Assessment of Older Adults 4. Clinical Neuropsychology of Older Adults 5. Medical Assessment 6. Competence and Other Legal Issues 7. Treatment in Residential Settings II. Specific Disorders and Problems 8. Anxiety-Based Disorders 9. Late-Life Depression 10. Depression in Alzheimer's Disease 11. Schizophrenia 12. Mental Retardation 13. Organic Disorders 14. Substance Abuse 15. Sexual Dysfunction 16. Marital Discord About the Editors Author Index. To meet the explosion of interest in this area, eminent researchers present the first introductory textbook on the psychological needs of older adults. The text is divided into two parts with the first exploring topics of general interest. Discussions include social adaptation, assessment, clinical neuropsychology, medical assessment, and competence of older adults. The second part describes treatment of specific disorders-including late-life depresssion, Alzheimer's disease, and marital discord among others.