Psychological Problems of Ageing: Assessement, Treatment and Care

The understanding and treatment of the problems of ageing is a growing challenge for clinical psychologists and other mental health professionals. This book is directly focused on the training needs of such professionals; it brings together what they essentially need to know about the processes of normal ageing, the range of psychological problems that can arise, and the assessment, treatment and long–term care of ageing patients. The contributors are experts from the UK and USA, and the aim is to present evidence–based knowledge for training and best practice. Within this relatively concise volume the range of topics is wideFrom neuropsychological assessment to psychological therapiesFrom individual problems to institutional issues, as well as family–based and community careFrom normal ageing to dementia, as well as major problems such as depression.The editor Robert Woods and many of these contributors collaborated in the Wiley Handbook of the Clinical Psychology of Ageing, a comprehensive, authoritative and much larger volume which is now a standard reference in most psychology and clinical libraries. This new book is an accessible, focused text for clinical training courses, offering a selection of the key Handbook chapters revised and updated, together with new material by the editor which reviews other important topics and directs the reader to further sources of information in the field.

Spis treści:
Intellectual Changes in Late Life (I. Stuart–Hamilton);
Identity Management in Later Life (P. Coleman);
Mental Health Problems in Late Life (R. Woods);
The Neuropsychology of Alzheimer′s Disease and Related Dementias (R. Morris);
Community Care –
Psychological Perspectives (C. Gilleard);
Family Caregiving –
Research and Clinical Intervention (S. Zarit & A. Edwards);
Institutional Care (R. Woods);
Psychological Assessment of Older People (R. Woods);
Cognitive–Behavioural Therapy (L. Dick, et al.);
Psychodynamic Therapy and Scientific Gerontology (B. Knight);
Psychological "Therapies" in Dementia (R. Woods)

Okładka tylna:
The understanding and treatment of the problems of ageing is a growing challenge for clinical psychologists and other mental health professionals. This book is directly focused on the training needs of such professionals; it brings together what they essentially need to know about the processes of normal ageing, the range of psychological problems that can arise, and the assessment, treatment and long–term care of ageing patients. The contributors are experts from the UK and USA, and the aim is to present evidence–based knowledge for training and best practice. Within this relatively concise volume the range of topics is wideFrom neuropsychological assessment to psychological therapiesFrom individual problems to institutional issues, as well as family–based and community careFrom normal ageing to dementia, as well as major problems such as depression.The editor Robert Woods and many of these contributors collaborated in the Wiley Handbook of the Clinical Psychology of Ageing, a comprehensive, authoritative and much larger volume which is now a standard reference in most psychology and clinical libraries. This new book is an accessible, focused text for clinical training courses, offering a selection of the key Handbook chapters revised and updated, together with new material by the editor which reviews other important topics and directs the reader to further sources of information in the field.