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About the Authors. <p>Preface.</p> <p>Foreword by Aaron T. Beck.</p> <p>Section One: Working Effectively with Older People: Knowledge and Skills.</p> <p>Chapter 1: Basic Gerontology for Cognitive Therapists.</p> <p>Chapter 2: Psychotherapy with Older People.</p> <p>Chapter 3: Cognitive-Behavioural Model for Older People.</p> <p>Section Two: Cognitive Therapy for Late-Life Depression.</p> <p>Chapter 4: CBT for Late-Life Depressive Disorders.</p> <p>Chapter 5: Behavioural Techniques.</p> <p>Chapter 6: Dealing with Negative Thoughts.</p> <p>Chapter 7: Changing Core Beliefs and Assumptions.</p> <p>Section Three: Cognitive Therapy with Special Issues.</p> <p>Chapter 8: Anxiety, Worry, Panic Disorder and Older People.</p> <p>Chapter 9: Insomnia and Sleep Disorders.</p> <p>Chapter 10: Physical Illness, Disability and Depression.</p> <p>Chapter 11: Post-Stroke Depression.</p> <p>Chapter 12: Depression in Dementia and Family Caregiving.</p> <p>Section Four: Final Thoughts.</p> <p>Chapter 13: What to Do When your Patient Says….</p> <p>Chapter 14: Future Directions and Innovations in Practice.</p> <p>Appendix 1: Blank Forms. </p> <p>Appendix 2: Useful Reference Material.</p> <p>Appendix 3: Useful Websites.</p> <p>References.</p> <p>Author Index.</p> <p>Subject Index.</p>

"...a coherently argued, well referenced work that successfully champions its case..." (<i>Mental Health Today</i>, October 2003) <p>"…the best available guide to applying CBT to the problems of later life…has much to offer…an excellent review of the field…contains many thought provoking ideas…I recommend it." (<i>Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy</i>, August 2006)</p>

<p><b>Ken Laidlaw</b> is the author of <i>Cognitive Behaviour Therapy with Older People</i>, published by Wiley.</p> <p><b>Larry W. Thompson</b> is the author of <i>Cognitive Behaviour Therapy with Older People</i>, published by Wiley.</p> <p><b>Dolores Gallagher-Thompson</b> is the author of <i>Cognitive Behaviour Therapy with Older People</i>, published by Wiley.</p> <p><b>Leah Dick-Siskin</b> is the author of <i>Cognitive Behaviour Therapy with Older People</i>, published by Wiley.</p>

Seeing older age as a time of loss and helplessness too often prevents therapists from providing treatments that can be of enormous benefit to older people. <p>Ken Laidlaw, Larry Thompson, Leah Dick-Siskin and Dolores Gallagher-Thompson draw upon their collective wealth of clinical experience to provide a comprehensive and practical guide to the applications of CBT to older adults.</p> <p>Special features include:</p> <ul> <li>A new CBT model, effectively adapted from Beck's basic CBT model, for use with older adults.</li> <li>Numerous clinical examples of the usefulness of CBT to treat depression, anxiety, caregiver distress and sleep disturbances.</li> <li>Recommendations for treating depression co-morbid with common medical problems including stroke, Parkinson's disease, the dementias and arthritis.</li> <li>Specific recommendations for 'troubleshooting' frequent dilemmas, such as managing suicidality.</li> <li>Appendices containing blank examples of forms used within the text, and recommended self-help books and websites for further consultation.</li> </ul> <i>Cognitive Behaviour Therapy with Older People</i> is essential reading for all clinical psychologists, psychiatrists and related health professionals who work with older people.

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