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Psychotherapy with older men / Tammi Vacha-Haase, Stephen R. Wester, and Heidi Fowell Christianson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Vacha-Haase, Tammi, author.
- Series:
- Routledge series on counseling and psychotherapy with boys and men ; v. 8.
- Routledge series on counseling and psychotherapy with boys and men ; v. 8
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Older men--Mental health.
- Older men.
- Psychotherapy for older people.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (214 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Routledge, 2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Growing older can be a time of great joy and satisfaction for men as they look back on their accomplishments and gain more free time, but it can also be a challenging and distressing experience, especially for those men raised with the very traditional notions of what it means to be a ""real man."" This book will help practitioners working with older and aging men understand the eras in which these men were raised, how they view the world, the gender role conflicts they experience, and the physical, mental, and emotional challenges and problems they face during the later stages of their liv
- Contents:
- Life as an older man
- Gender and aging
- Therapeutic considerations in working with older men
- Transitions and life adjustments
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Health, chronic physical illness, and disability
- Management of substance use and abuse
- Cognitive impairment
- Concluding thoughts on psychotherapy with older men.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-135-83917-4
- 1-135-83918-2
- 1-283-04565-6
- 9786613045652
- 0-203-88165-6
- OCLC:
- 707067618
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