Psychological Assessment and Therapy with Older Adults

Bob G. Knight, Ph.D. is the Merle H. Bensinger Professor of Gerontology and Professor of Psychology at the Andrus Gerontology Center, University of Southern California. He is the Editor of the Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences (2012-2015). He also serves as Director of the Tingstad Older Adult Counseling Center. He is the recipient of awards including Distinguished Clinical Mentorship Award, Society of Clinical Geropsychology (2005), Retirement Research Foundation M. Powell Lawton Distinguished Contribution Award in Applied Gerontology (2007, awarded by Division 20 of American Psychological Association), and the American Psychological Association's Committee on Aging Award for the Advancement of Psychology and Aging, 2009He has published extensively in mental health and aging, including Psychotherapy with older adults (Sage, 3rd ed. 2004, available in French, Dutch, Japanese, and Chinese translations).Nancy A. Pachana, PhD is Professor and Director of Clinical Psychology Training Programs in the School of Psychology at The University of Queensland, and is co-director of the UQ Ageing Mind Initiative. A clinical geropsychologist and neuropsychologist with extensive experience in assessing and treating older adults, her main research interests include anxiety in later life, nursing home interventions and driving safety and dementia. Nancy is a recipient of the Australian Davos Connection (ADC) Future Summit Leadership Award, for leadership on ageing issues (2010). She has published extensively in the field of ageing and mental health and is the co-developer of the Geriatric Anxiety Inventory.

• 1. The CALTAP Model and Working with the Older Adult Client ; 2. CALTAP in Assessment Approaches and Strategies ; 3. Depression in Late Life ; 4. Anxiety in Later Life ; 5. Dementia ; 6. Psychological Issues Affecting Medical Conditions ; 7. Substance Misuse and Abuse ; 8. Sleep Disorders and Complaints in Later Life ; 9. Psychosis and Bipolar Disorder ; 10. Personality Disorders in Older Adults ; 11. Supervision and Consultation in Clinical Geropsychology

The book is well organized and well written and draws attention to the need to be sensitive to the 'experience of aging'...the book will likely be very helpful for clinicians who are considering opening their practices to elders and are curious about working with an older population