Strategies for therapy with the elderly : living with hope and meaning / Claire M. Brody, Vicki G. Semel with contributors.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brody, Claire M.

Contributor:

Semel, Vicki Granet.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Psychotherapy for older people.

Older people--Mental health services.

Older people.

Older people--Mental health services--Planning.

Psychotherapy.

Aged.

Planning.

United States.

Mental Health Services.

Medical Subjects:

Psychotherapy.

Aged.

United States.

Mental Health Services.

Physical Description:

xxiii, 273 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Springer Pub. Co., [2006]

Summary:

Newly revised and updated from the original published over ten years ago, in this second edition, Brody and Semel contend that meaningful and successful therapy can be accomplished with an aging population. Gone is the belief that the elderly can not pick up new ideas, learn new things, or put in to practice newly acquired information. Rather, the way in which therapy with aging adults is approached may affect the way in which the therapist initially experiences and reacts to the client because of stereotypes about aging. Praise for the first edition: ?Few mental health professionals indicate interest in serving the psychological needs of this special population, believing that psychotherapy is either useless for older adults or that it is wasted on them . . . [This volume] challenges these notions by proposing that meaningful psychodynamically conceived and executed therapy is useful for elderly populations in a variety of settings, including nursing homes, commun

Contents:

1 Stress and Mental Health in the Elderly / Marilyn S. Denninger 3

2 Psychotherapeutic Interventions for Older Persons With Dementing Disorders / Michael Duffy 15

Part II Nursing Homes

3 Working With Staff, Families, and Residents in an Institution: Review of the Literature / Claire M. Brody 41

4 Reminiscence Groups With Women in a Nursing Home / Claire M. Brody 57

5 Mothers and Daughters: Caregiving and Adjustment Issues / Claire M. Brody 77

6 Working With Alzheimer's Disease Residents of a Nursing Home / Claire M. Brody 93

Part III Issues of the Elderly in the Community

7 Caregiving: An Overview with Clinical Examples / Miriam E. Lemerman 115

8 Housing and Community Options / Jennifer L. Rutberg 129

9 Therapeutic Activity Programs for Assisted Living Facilities / Benjamin W. Pearce 141

Part IV Private Practice

10 Individual Treatment of a Borderline Older Woman: The Case of Mrs. Z. / Vicki G. Semel 171

11 Modern Psychoanalytic Therapy With an Aging Man: The Failure to Attain Occupational Success / Vicki G. Semel 191

12 Private Practice With the Aging Couple: Two Unusual Cases / Vicki G. Semel 207

13 Countertransference and Ageism: Therapist Reactions to the Older Patient / Vicki G. Semel 223

Part V Relevant Issues and Approaches for Therapy

14 The Political Reality of Medicare: History and Treatment Issues / Miriam E. Lemerman 239.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0826180116

OCLC:

60705555