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Treating Later-Life Depression: A Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Approach, Clinician Guide: Treatments That Work

Autor Ann M. Steffen, Larry W. Thompson, Dolores Gallagher Thompson
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 6 ian 2022

Observăm în ultimii ani o schimbare profundă în demografia pacienților care accesează serviciile de sănătate mintală, fenomen care impune o adaptare riguroasă a protocoalelor terapeutice. Practica geriatrică nu se mai poate rezuma la ajustări marginale ale terapiilor standard, ci necesită o înțelegere a variabilității circumstanțelor de viață ale persoanelor vârstnice. În acest context, Treating Later-Life Depression reprezintă un instrument clinic de precizie, ancorat în modelul Treatments That Work, care transformă Terapia Cognitiv-Comportamentală (TCC) într-un răspuns flexibil la nevoile complexe ale populației îmbătrânite.

Descoperim în această a doua ediție o structură modulară ce permite clinicianului să personalizeze intervenția în funcție de factorii determinanți ai depresiei, fie că vorbim despre pierderi personale, izolare sau limitări fizice. Un element distinctiv este integrarea recomandărilor pentru telemedicină, o necesitate stringentă în contextul clinic actual. Autorii propun strategii concrete precum activarea comportamentală, antrenamentul de relaxare și restructurarea cognitivă, toate adaptate pentru un ritm de lucru care să respecte particularitățile cognitive ale vârstnicului. Clinicienii care folosesc Assessing And Treating Late-life Depression: A Casebook And Resource Guide de Margaret Gatz ca referință vor găsi aici un complement metodologic esențial: dacă lucrarea lui Gatz se concentrează pe diagnostic și studii de caz extinse, ghidul de față oferă protocoalele de tratament pas cu pas și instrumentele de evaluare „aging-friendly” necesare implementării imediate.

Considerăm că relevanța acestui volum rezidă în capacitatea sa de a unifica perspective din discipline multiple, de la asistență medicală la geropsihologie, oferind o bază comună de lucru în mediile de îngrijire integrate. Este o resursă clinică ce elimină ambiguitatea din tratamentul depresiei tardive, oferind un cadru terapeutic validat științific.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780190068431
ISBN-10: 0190068434
Pagini: 392
Dimensiuni: 254 x 180 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.7 kg
Ediția:2nd edition
Editura: Oxford University Press
Colecția OUP USA
Seria Treatments That Work

Locul publicării:New York, United States

De ce să citești această carte

Recomandăm acest ghid oricărui specialist care lucrează cu adulți de vârstă mijlocie și seniori în setări clinice diverse. Cititorul câștigă acces la o metodologie CBT modulară, testată clinic, care permite tratarea simultană a depresiei și a problemelor conexe precum insomnia sau durerea cronică. Este o investiție necesară pentru eficientizarea practicii private sau spitalicești, oferind instrumente de evaluare gata de utilizat și strategii adaptate pentru teleconsultări.


Despre autor

Ann M. Steffen, Larry W. Thompson și Dolores Gallagher Thompson sunt figuri centrale în geropsihologia contemporană, având o experiență vastă în adaptarea intervențiilor psihosociale pentru populația vârstnică. Larry W. Thompson și Dolores Gallagher Thompson sunt recunoscuți internațional pentru contribuțiile lor la dezvoltarea modelelor de Terapie Cognitiv-Comportamentală specifice depresiei tardive, fiind implicați în numeroase studii clinice controlate. Ann M. Steffen completează această expertiză prin focusul său pe îngrijirea integrată și formarea specialiștilor. Împreună, au creat unele dintre cele mai respectate protocoale de tratament din cadrul seriei Treatments That Work de la Oxford University Press.


Descriere

As demographic trends shift toward an aging population, there is a growing need for improved mental health treatment for older adults. With depression as the leading mental health concern in later life, one of the greatest challenges for treatment providers is the wide variability of life circumstances that accompany depressive symptoms for clients across outpatient mental health, integrated primary care, and inpatient psychiatric settings.Treating Later-Life Depression: Clinician Guide outlines culturally responsive practices that target the contexts and drivers/antecedents of depression in middle-aged and older adults. Clinicians can choose research-supported modules from the accompanying Workbook that fit the needs of their clients (i.e. chronic pain, sleep problems, anxiety, experiences of loss). This practical guide reflects continuing international scientific and clinical advances in applying CBT to age-related problems using individual and group formats, with clinician-tested recommendations for telehealth practice. With the flexible clinical tools provided in this guide, practitioners can personalize the application of change strategies, including behavioral activation, relaxation training, self-compassion, cognitive reappraisal, and communication skills training among others. Case examples are also provided from a range of disciplines (e.g., clinical psychology, psychiatry, social work, counseling, marriage and family therapy, nursing, occupational therapy and recreational specialists) to illustrate application in busy clinical practices. The guide closes with aging-friendly assessment tools and other resources to support ongoing professional development.Treating Later-Life Depression, Clinician Guide is an indispensable resource for all behavioral health providers who wish to help diverse aging clients thrive effectively and efficiently in a daily life that is true to their values and personal strengths.

Recenzii

If you work with mid-life and/or late-life adults or multi-generational families in any setting, run, don't walk to acquire and read these two newly revised books. They are crucial, even critical, to your understanding of mid and later life depression and working with clients to modify and alleviate their devastating symptoms.
Cognitive behavioral approaches to treating later life depression are cornerstones of our therapeutic regimes today. I can think of no group better positioned to provide a definitive book and manual to guide clinicians in these treatments than Drs. Steffen, Gallagher-Thompson, and Thompson. These professionals are not only therapeutic pioneers, they bring decades of firsthand experience in both research and practice to this topic. No one does it better."-Dan G. Blazer MD, MPH, PhD, JP Gibbons Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine
I highly recommend this excellent, practical workbook and guide for all clinicians working with patients struggling with later-life depression, whether in primary or specialty care settings. The evidence-based modules are detailed and nicely adaptable to virtual care/telehealth."-Susan H. McDaniel, PhD, Dr. Laurie Sands Distinguished Professor of Families & Health, Department of Psychiatry & Family Medicine, University of Rochester Medicine
Kudos for this workbook and clinician's guide that represent the cutting edge of CBT treatment for depressed middle-aged and older adults. The introduction of a new easy-to-use modular format and expanded state-of-the art resources highlight both core treatment strategies and stepped-up culturally tailored practice."-Victor Molinari, PhD, ABPP; Professor, School of Aging Studies; University of South Florida
What a fabulous resource! This workbook is chock-full of practical tools and strategies designed for middle-aged and older adults who want to live a happier, healthier life. The Clinician's Guide provides therapists with suggestions for maximizing the workbook's use with clients."-Pamela A. Hays, PhD, Author of Addressing Cultural Complexities in Practice, and Creating Well-Being: Four Steps to a Happier Healthier Life

Notă biografică

Ann M. Steffen, PhD, ABPP is a professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences at the University of Missouri-St. Louis and is a faculty clinician at the UM-St. Louis Community Psychological Service. Dr. Steffen is a dual certified Diplomat in Behavioral and Cognitive Psychology (ABBCP) and a Diplomat in Geropsychology (ABGERO) of the American Board of Professional Psychology.Larry W. Thompson, PhD, ABPP is a board-certified geropsychologist and an emeritus professor from Stanford University School of Medicine. His 40+ year career in research and clinical care of older adults has resulted in his being a highly sought-after trainer for community-based mental health programs seeking to expand their services to older persons-particularly those with depression, bipolar disorder, or anxiety disorders. He has received several prestigious awards including the M. Powell Lawton award for lifetime contributions to the field of geropsychology. He is currently co-director of the Optimal Aging Center.Dolores Gallagher-Thompson, PhD, ABPP is a board-certified geropsychologist who practices at Stanford University School of Medicine, where she is also an active research professor (emerita). Her commitment to developing innovative ways to employ CBT with older adults (and to research its efficacy) has spanned the past 30 years. She has received several prestigious awards including the M. Powell Lawton award for lifetime contributions to the field of geropsychology. She is currently co-director of the Optimal Aging Center.