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Record Nr.

UNINA9910830004503321

Titolo

Handbook of the clinical psychology of ageing [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Bob Woods and Linda Clare

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, West Sussex, England ; ; Hoboken, NJ, : John Wiley & Sons, c2008

ISBN

1-119-05699-3

1-281-32180-X

9786611321802

0-470-77318-9

0-470-72435-8

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (653 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

ClareLinda

WoodsRobert T

Disciplina

618.97/689

618.97689

Soggetti

Geriatric psychiatry

Psychotherapy for older people

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Handbook of the Clinical Psychology of Ageing; Contents; About the Editors; List of Contributors; Preface; 1 Introduction; Part One: Ageing; 2 Ageing and Adaptation; 3 Memory and Cognition in Ageing; 4 Ageing and Physical Health; 5 Death, Dying and Bereavement; Part Two: Psychological Problems; 6 Manifestations of Depression and Anxiety in Older Adults; 7 Suicide and Attempted Suicide in Later Life; 8 Psychological Trauma in Late Life: Conceptualization, Assessment and Treatment; 9 Late Onset Psychosis; 10 Dementia as a Biopsychosocial condition: Implications for Practice and Research

11 The Neuropsychology of Dementia: Alzheimer's Disease and other Neurodegenerative Disorders12 Parkinson's Disease; 13 Stroke; 14 Sleep and Insomnia in Later Life; Part Three: Service Context; 15 Values and Diversity in Working with Older People; 16 Family Caregiving: Research and Clinical Intervention; 17 Residential Care; 18 Elder Abuse and Neglect; 19 Primary Care Psychology and Older People; 20 Ageing,



Dementia and People with Intellectual Disability; 21 Palliative Care for People with Dementia: Principles, Practice and Implications; Part Four: Assessment

22 Neuropsychological Assessment of the Older Person23 Assessing Function, Behaviour and Need; 24 Assessing Mood, Wellbeing and Quality of Life; 25 Capacity and Consent: Empowering and Protecting Vulnerable Older People; Part Five: Intervention; 26 The Socio-Cultural Context in Understanding Older Adults: Contextual Adult Lifespan Theory for Adapting Psychotherapy; 27 Cognitive Behaviour Therapy with Older People; 28 Psychoanalysis and Old Age; 29 Systemic Interventions and Older People

30 Neuropsychological Rehabilitation in Later Life: Special considerations, Contributions and Future directions31 Psychological Interventions with People with Dementia; 32 Interventions for Family Caregivers of People with Dementia; 33 Challenging Behaviour in Dementia: A Psychosocial Approach to Intervention; 34 Interventions at the Care Team Level; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The first authoritative reference on clinical psychology and aging, the Handbook of the Clinical Psychology of Ageing was universally regarded as a landmark publication when it was first published in 1996. Fully revised and updated, the Second Edition retains the breadth of coverage of the original, providing a complete and balanced picture of all areas of clinical research and practice with older people. Contributions from the UK,  North America, Scandinavia and Australia provide a broad overview of the psychology of aging, psychological problems (including depression, anxiety,