Handbook of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies with Older Adults

by Dolores Gallagher-Thompson, Larry W. Thompson, Ann M. Steffen

Book Overview

The purpose of this book is to disseminate "best practice" models of treatment for the common mental health problems of late life, so that evidence-based practice will become the norm (rather than the exception) when working clinically with older adults. Each chapter contains reviews of the empirical literature focusing on studies conducted with elders; then they emphasize how CBT can be applied most effectively to that specific patient population...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0387720065
• ISBN13: 9780387720067
• Release Date: November 2007
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 346 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.3"