Treatment of Late-Life Depression, Anxiety,

In coming years, mental health providers and other clinical professionals will see a growing number of older patients, but they may have little experience in the latest methods for working with this population. This collection of best practices in geropsychology addresses the competencies therapists need to work with older adults. It draws from the most recent research in treating depression, anxiety disorders, trauma, and substance use disorders in late life.

Detailed case examples in each chapter demonstrate the disabling and costly realities of mental illness in older adults, but also highlight the features that make working with older adults a unique experience.

Features:

• Includes training resources to help readers improve their skills working with older adults.

• Each chapter illustrates how to conduct the featured therapy through a detailed case study.

Patricia A. Areán, PhD, is a professor in the department of psychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco, and a licensed clinical psychologist.

Dr. Areán is an international expert on the effectiveness of behavioral interventions for mood disorders, in particular on adapting these interventions for a variety of health and mental health settings (primary care medicine, assisted living, social service, mental health) and more recently on mobile health applications.

Since 1994, she has published more than 100 peer-reviewed articles on these topics and has been funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), National Institute on Aging,National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, and the Hartford Foundation. She is currently funded by NIMH to study the effectiveness of brain games and mobile health apps on mood.

Dr. Areán's work has won national recognition, resulting in an early career award from APA, a midcareer Award from the National Institutes of Health for her work on disseminating evidence-based practices, and the Award for Achievements in Diversity in Mental Health from the American Association of Geriatric Psychiatry.

Dr. Areán currently leads an interdisciplinary research team of researchers from diverse backgrounds, including social work, nursing, psychiatry, family and general medicine, medical sociology, and clinical psychology.

Contributors

Introduction
Patricia A. Areán

Building Competencies in Professional Geropsychology: Guidelines, Training Model, and Strategies for Professional Development
Sara Honn Qualls
Cognitive Behavior Therapy and Behavioral Activation for Late-Life Depression
Elizabeth A. DiNapoli, Michael LaRocca, and Forrest Scogin
Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Late-Life Depression
Patrick Raue and Patricia A. Areán
Problem Solving Treatment for Late-Life Depression
Rebecca M. Crabb and Patricia A. Areán
Evidence-Based Treatment for Late-Life Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Catherine Ayers, Katrina Strickland, and Julie Loebach Wetherell
Exposure Therapy for Late-Life Trauma
Joan M. Cook and Stephanie Dinnen
Brief Alcohol and Drug Interventions and Motivational Interviewing for Older Adults
Derek D. Satre and Amy Leibowitz
Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) for Substance Abuse in Older Populations
Nancy H. Liu and Jason M. Satterfield
Relapse Prevention Treatment for Substance Abuse Disorders in Older Adults
Lawrence Schonfeld and Nicole S. MacFarland

Appendix. Resources for Clinicians

Index

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Treatment of Late-Life Depression, Anxiety, Trauma, and Substance Abuse

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