Handbook of Counseling and Psychotherapy with Older Adults

MICHAEL DUFFY, PhD, teaches in the Department of Educational Psychology at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas. He is a leading authority on the counseling and psychotherapy of older adults.

• APPROACHES TO PSYCHOTHERAPY WITH OLDER ADULTS: ISSUES IN PSYCHOTHERAPY PROCESS WITH OLDER ADULTS. Using Process Dimensions in Psychotherapy: The Case of the Older Adult (M. Duffy). Adjusting to Role Loss and Leisure in Later Life (J. Myers). Developmental Issues in Psychotherapy with Older Men (M. Huyck & D. Gutmann). It Takes Two: Therapeutic Alliance with Older Clients (H. Kivnick & A. Kavka). The Role of Art Therapy in Aiding Older Adults with Life Transitions (J. Weiss). Therapeutic Issues and Strategies in Group Therapy with Older Men (D. Sprenkel). Couple Therapy with Long-Married Older Adults (E. Rosowsky). Family Disruption: Understanding and Treating the Effects of Dementia Onset and Nursing Home Placement (D. Frazer). Prevention Interventions for Older Adults (C. Konnert, et al.). Critical Issues and Strategies in Mental Health Consultation in Nursing Homes (M. Smyer & M. Wilson). TREATMENT APPROACHES FOR SELECTED PROBLEMS: PERSONALITY DISORDERS. The Effect of Personality Disorder on Axis I Disorders in the Elderly (J. Sadavoy). Dynamics and Treatment of Narcissism in Later Life (J. Jacobowitz & N. Newton). Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Late-Life Depression (G. Hinrichsen). Strategies for Treating Generalized Anxiety in the Elderly (M. Stanley & P. Averill). The Effects of Trauma: Dynamics and Treatment of PTSD in the Elderly (L. Hyer). Current Concepts and Techniques in Validation Therapy (N. Feil). Management of Alcohol Abuse in Older Adults (L. Dupree & L. Schonfeld). Ethics of Treatment in Geropsychology: Status and Challenges (J. Hays). Indexes.