Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) is now well established as an effective treatment for a range of mental health problems, but for clinicians working with older clients, there are particular issues that need to be addressed. Topics covered include the need to build a therapeutic relationship, dealing with stereotypical thinking about ageing, setting realistic expectations in the face of deteriorating medical conditions, maintaining hope when faced with difficult life events such as the loss of a spouse, disability, etc., and dealing with the therapist's own fears about ageing.
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) is now well established as an effective treatment for a range of mental health problems, but for clinicians working with older clients, there are particular issues that need to be addressed. Topics covered include the need to build a therapeutic relationship, dealing with stereotypical thinking about ageing, setting realistic expectations in the face of deteriorating medical conditions, maintaining hope when faced with difficult life events such as the loss of a spouse, disability, etc., and dealing with the therapist's own fears about ageing.
Subject terms:
mental health problems, older people, physical disabilities, therapies, therapy and treatment, age discrimination, behaviour, behaviour modification, behaviour therapy, bereavement, cognitive behavioural therapy;
Loughborough University. Centre for Child and Family Research
Publication year:
2002
Pagination:
4p.
Place of publication:
Loughborough
Summarises the main findings of a literature review on social and therapeutic horticulture with vulnerable client groups. More than 300 articles were examined in detail from over 1,000 available titles. Client groups studied included those recovering from major illness or injury, people with physical disabilities, people with learning difficulties and mental health problems, older people, offenders and those who misuse drugs or alcohol. Highlights the reported benefits.
Summarises the main findings of a literature review on social and therapeutic horticulture with vulnerable client groups. More than 300 articles were examined in detail from over 1,000 available titles. Client groups studied included those recovering from major illness or injury, people with physical disabilities, people with learning difficulties and mental health problems, older people, offenders and those who misuse drugs or alcohol. Highlights the reported benefits.
Subject terms:
learning disabilities, literature reviews, mental health problems, older people, physical disabilities, self-esteem, therapeutic horticulture, therapies, therapy and treatment, alcohol misuse, drug misuse, gardening;
Reviews the literature on the scope for improving the health of older people, particularly Londoners, in the context of the policy goals of the prevention of ill-health and disability, and the preservation of independence in later life. Identifies the key issues in developing a relevant strategy, summarises the epidemiology, reviews the evidence on the effectiveness of interventions, and discusses policy options.
Reviews the literature on the scope for improving the health of older people, particularly Londoners, in the context of the policy goals of the prevention of ill-health and disability, and the preservation of independence in later life. Identifies the key issues in developing a relevant strategy, summarises the epidemiology, reviews the evidence on the effectiveness of interventions, and discusses policy options.
Subject terms:
intervention, older people, patients, physical disabilities, physical illness, prevention, treatment, therapy and treatment, black and minority ethnic people, care homes, cost effectiveness, evaluation, evidence-based practice, health care, health education;
British Journal of Psychiatry, 174(6), June 1999, pp.539-546.
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Population ageing and the high costs of care support for elderly people have concentrated attention on economic issues. Examines whether there is an association between costs and cognitive disability by comparing service utilisation and direct costs for elderly people with different degrees of cognitive disability, and between people living in households and in communal establishments. Discusses how population ageing is closely associated with higher utilisation of health and social care services, and how new treatment or service arrangements provoke debate about their cost implications. The study aims to provide 'benchmark' information to inform debates about the potential costs of various treatment and service charges.
Population ageing and the high costs of care support for elderly people have concentrated attention on economic issues. Examines whether there is an association between costs and cognitive disability by comparing service utilisation and direct costs for elderly people with different degrees of cognitive disability, and between people living in households and in communal establishments. Discusses how population ageing is closely associated with higher utilisation of health and social care services, and how new treatment or service arrangements provoke debate about their cost implications. The study aims to provide 'benchmark' information to inform debates about the potential costs of various treatment and service charges.
Subject terms:
home care, mental health, older people, physical disabilities, social care provision, treatment, therapy and treatment, ageing, community care, cost effectiveness, costs, financing, health, health care;
Looks at how counsellors, therapists, psychotherapists and other practitioners can tap into the healing powers of well-known myths and stories. Includes papers on: historical backdrop; theoretical perspectives and clinical approaches; maps and meaning in life and healing; psychotherapeutic paradigms from Indian mythology; management of anger and some Eastern stories; an illustrative case study of childhood anxiety using metaphor and imagery; stories associated with shame and guilt in therapy; splitting, envy, jealousy and rivalry; separation, loss and bereavement; stories used therapeutically with children in educational settings; stories in the context of family therapy; the use of stories to help children who have been abused; stories for disabled children; and stories and life stories in therapy with older adults.
Looks at how counsellors, therapists, psychotherapists and other practitioners can tap into the healing powers of well-known myths and stories. Includes papers on: historical backdrop; theoretical perspectives and clinical approaches; maps and meaning in life and healing; psychotherapeutic paradigms from Indian mythology; management of anger and some Eastern stories; an illustrative case study of childhood anxiety using metaphor and imagery; stories associated with shame and guilt in therapy; splitting, envy, jealousy and rivalry; separation, loss and bereavement; stories used therapeutically with children in educational settings; stories in the context of family therapy; the use of stories to help children who have been abused; stories for disabled children; and stories and life stories in therapy with older adults.
British Medical Journal, 26.10.96, 1996, pp.1058-1061.
Publisher:
British Medical Association
Investigates the efficacy of intervention by a psychogeriatric team in the treatment of depression in elderly disabled people receiving home care from their local authority.
Investigates the efficacy of intervention by a psychogeriatric team in the treatment of depression in elderly disabled people receiving home care from their local authority.
Subject terms:
home care, intervention, older people, physical disabilities, randomised controlled trials, social care provision, treatment, therapy and treatment, community care, depression, health care;
law, long term conditions, mental health law, mental health problems, nursing homes, offenders, older people, physical disabilities, residential care, residential child care, secure accommodation, social welfare law, social care provision, treatment, therapy and treatment, young people, admission to care, children, day services, discharge;