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Psychological Treatment of Older Adults
. Ed(S): Hersen, Michel; Van Hasselt, Vincent B.
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Description for Psychological Treatment of Older Adults
Hardback. Editor(s): Hersen, Michel; Van Hasselt, Vincent B. Series: The Springer Series in Adult Development and Aging. Num Pages: 352 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JMC; MJX. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1530.
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, primar 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 ... Read more
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, primar 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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Springer Science+Business Media United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Series
The Springer Series in Adult Development and Aging
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780306452345
SKU
V9780306452345
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Reviews for Psychological Treatment of Older Adults
`An excellent initial textbook for training graduate students in geriatric mental health. Furthermore, the authors have successfully provided an excellent quick reference handbook for those individuals who are more senior in the field.' Clinical Gerontologist `Certainly fulfills the need for a graduate-level textbook on geropsychology....For those interested ... Read more