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Interpersonal psychotherapy for depressed older adults /

"This volume applies interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT), as developed by Gerald Klerman, Myrna Weissman, and their colleagues, to older adults with depression. It also draws on IPT research on late-life depression conducted by Ellen Frank, Charles Reynolds, and their collaborators at the Univers...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hinrichsen, Gregory A., 1951-
Other Authors: Clougherty, Kathleen F.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, [2006]
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Older people > Mental health.
Interpersonal psychotherapy.
Older people > Mental health services.
Depression, Mental.
Depression > therapy.
Aged.
Interpersonal Relations.
Psychotherapy > methods.
Ouderen.
Depressies (psychiatrie)
Interpersoonlijke therapie.
Personnes âgées > Santé mentale.
Thérapie interpersonnelle.
Personnes âgées > Santé mentale, Services de.
Dépression.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Gerontology : exploring the worlds of older adults
  • Depression and older adults
  • Interpersonal psychotherapy
  • Interpersonal psychotherapy for late-life depression
  • The initial sessions
  • Grief
  • Interpersonal role disputes
  • Role transitions
  • Interpersonal deficits
  • Termination
  • Issues in implementation of interpersonal psychotherapy with older adults
  • Next steps.