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Evidence Based Treatment with Older Adults: Theory, Practice, and
Research provides a detailed examination of five research-supported
psychosocial interventions for use with older adults: cognitive
behavioral therapy, motivational interviewing, life
review/reminiscence, problem solving therapy, and
psychoeducational/social support approaches. These interventions
address the diversity of mental health conditions and late-life
challenges that older adults and their family members experience.
Detailed explanations of the approaches, skills, and strategies
employed in each intervention are provided, as are adaptions for
use of the interventions with older adults. Vignettes are also used
to demonstrate the use of specific practice skills and techniques
with older clients. The theory undergirding each approach and the
historical development of the interventions is explained, and
provides the reader with a rich understanding of background and
context of each therapy. In addition, the distinct issues such as
depression, anxiety, substance abuse/misuse for which evidence
exists are highlighted. Research support for application of the
interventions in community-based, acute care, and long-term care
settings and in individual and group formats is also discussed.
Finally, implementation issues encountered in therapeutic work with
older adults are described as are accommodations to enhance
treatment efficacy. In sum, this book provides a comprehensive
overview of evidence based psychosocial interventions for older
adults; it is ideal for students and mental health professionals
interested in clinical work with older adults and their families.
Many different groups of people are subject to stereotypes.
Positive stereotypes (e.g., "older and wiser") may provide a
benefit to the relevant groups. However, negative stereotypes of
aging and of disability continue to persist and, in some cases,
remain socially acceptable. Research has shown that when exposed to
negative images of aging, older persons demonstrate poor physical
and cognitive performance and function, while those who are exposed
to positive images of aging (or who have positive self-perceptions
of aging) demonstrate better performance and function. Furthermore,
an individual's expectations about and perceptions of aging can
predict future health outcomes. To better understand how
stereotypes affect older adults and individuals with disabilities,
the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, with
support from AARP, convened a public workshop on October 10, 2017.
This publication summarizes the presentations and discussions from
the workshop. Table of Contents Front Matter 1 Introduction 2 Who
Is Worthy of Choice? 3 Exploring the State of the Knowledge on
Stereotypes and Their Impact 4 Disrupting Stereotypes in Practice 5
Disrupting Negative Stereotypes in the Media 6 Disrupting Negative
Stereotypes in Design 7 Closing Remarks References Appendix A:
Workshop Agenda Appendix B: Biographical Sketches of Workshop
Speakers and Moderators
This book discusses the intersections between culture, context, and
aging. It adopts a socio-cultural lens and highlights emotional,
social, and psychological issues of the older adults in urban
India. It is set in multiple sites such as Ahmedabad, Delhi,
Kolkata, and Saskatoon to indicate how different cultural practices
and contextual factors play an integral role in determining the
course of aging. It also focuses on different narratives such as
older adults living with adult children, older adults living with
spouse, and older adults living alone to demonstrate the intricate
process of growing old. Drawing from various sites and living
arrangements of older adults, it sheds light on cultural
constructions of growing old, ideas of belonging, the inevitability
of death, everyday processes of aging, perceptions associated with
growing old in India, acceptance of the aging body, and
intergenerational ties in later lives. Given its scope, the book is
essential reading for students and researchers in the fields of
sociology, demography, and social scientists studying aging.
This book provides concrete scientific basis that we can conceive
the possibility of modifying or even completely canceling aging
process, despite the fact that aging is commonly regarded as the
result of the overall effects of many uncontrollable degenerative
phenomena. The authors illustrate in detail the mechanisms by which
cells and the whole organism age. Actions by which it is possible,
or will be possible within a limited time, to operate for modifying
aging are also debated. The discussion is conducted within the
frame and the concepts of evolutionary medicine, which is also
indispensable for distinguishing between the manifestations of
aging and: (i) diseases that worsen with age, and (ii) acceleration
of normal aging rates, caused by unhealthy lifestyle habits and
other avoidable factors. The book also discusses the impact of
aging on overall mortality and the strange situation that,
according to official statistics, aging does not exist as cause of
death. This book is a turning point between a gerontology and
geriatrics conceived as the study and vain treatment of an
incurable condition and one in which these disciplines examine the
how and why of a physiological phenomenon that can be modified up
to a possible total control. This means transforming the medical
prevention and treatment of physiological aging from the greatest
failure to the greatest success of medicine.
This new edition of the Oxford Handbook in Geriatric Medicine has
been expanded and updated to reflect the substantial changes in
clinical practice since the previous edition, including the Francis
report and the impact on care for the older patient, the National
Dementia Strategy and screening, and the evolution of the role of
Geriatricians in other specialities. It includes new material on
risk scoring management of TIA, and a new chapter on the older
surgical patient. With an ageing population, geriatric medicine is
increasingly central to emergency and internal medicine in hospital
settings and in general practice. Diseases are more common in the
older person, and can be particularly difficult to assess and to
treat effectively in a field that has limited evidence, yet makes
up a substantial proportion of the work of most clinicians. Using
clinical vignettes and how-to boxes to provide practical advice on
common problems, this is a practical, accessible, and essential
handbook for all medical staff who manage older patients.
Societies around the world are concerned about dementia and the
other forms of cognitive impairment that affect many older adults.
We now know that brain changes typically begin years before people
show symptoms, which suggests a window of opportunity to prevent or
delay the onset of these conditions. Emerging evidence that the
prevalence of dementia is declining in high-income countries offers
hope that public health interventions will be effective in
preventing or delaying cognitive impairments. Until recently, the
research and clinical communities have focused primarily on
understanding and treating these conditions after they have
developed. Thus, the evidence base on how to prevent or delay these
conditions has been limited at best, despite the many claims of
success made in popular media and advertising. Today, however, a
growing body of prevention research is emerging. Preventing
Cognitive Decline and Dementia: A Way Forward assesses the current
state of knowledge on interventions to prevent cognitive decline
and dementia, and informs future research in this area. This report
provides recommendations of appropriate content for inclusion in
public health messages from the National Institute on Aging. Table
of Contents Front Matter Summary 1 Introduction 2 Communicating
with the Public about Interventions to Prevent Cognitive Decline
and Dementia 3 Methodological Improvements 4 Priorities for Future
Research Appendix A: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
(AHRQ) Systematic Review Appendix B: Public Meeting Agendas
Appendix C: Biosketches of Committee Members
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