Handbook of the Clinical Psychology of Ageing

The first authoritative reference on clinical psychology and aging, the Handbook of the Clinical Psychology of Ageing was universally regarded as a landmark publication when it was first published in 1996. Fully revised and updated, the Second Edition retains the breadth of coverage of the original, providing a complete and balanced picture of all areas of clinical research and practice with older people. Contributions from the UK,  North America, Scandinavia and Australia provide a broad overview of the psychology of aging, psychological problems (including depression, anxiety, psychosis, and dementia), the current social service context, and assessment and intervention techniques.

Bob Woods has been practising as a clinical psychologist with older people for over 30 years. His interest was activated prior to clinical training by his experience working initially as a clinical psychologist in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, where the is a strong tradition of old age research. Subsequently he combined extensive clinical work with older people with academic appointment at the Institute of Psychiatry. London and University College, London. In both settings he was heavily involved in training clinical psychologist in work with older people. in 1996, he was appointed to the first Chair in Clinical Psychology with Older People in the UK, At the University of Wales, Bangor, where he is also-Co-Director of the Dementia services Development Centre Wales, Academic Directors of the North Wales Clinical Psychology Programme and Director of the Wales Dementias Neurodegenerative Diseases Research Network (NEURODEM Cymru). His publications have included over 120 books, book chapters and journal articles, and his research has included studies on both depression and dementia,on assessment and therapeutic approaches, and on family caregivers. he received the Alzheimer's Society therapeutic approaches, and on family caregivers. He received the Alzhemier's Society therapeutic approaches, and on family caregivers. He received the Alzheimer's Society twenty-fifth Anniversary Award "for contributions to the Alzheimer's Society and to the twenty-fifth Anniversary Award 'for contributions to the Alzheimer's Society and to the cause of people with dementia and their careers in 2004, and the British Psychological Society Division of Clinical Psychology M B Shapiro Award, for a career contribution to the development of clinical psychology in 2006. He continues o work clinically, in the Bangor memory Clinic.

Linda Clare is a chartered clinical psychologist and clinical neuropsychologist. She holds the post of Reader in Psychology at the School of Psychology, University of Wales Bangor, interests focus primarily on the theoretical and clinical issues surrounding awareness and self-concept, the impact of progressive cognitive impairment on self and relationship and the potential of neuropsychological rehabilitation for people with early-stage dementia. Her career and recent research focuses on the application of cognitive rehabilitation for people with early stage dementia, on the implications and impact of differing feels of people with early sage dementia, on the implications and impact of differing levels of awareness in people with early-stage dementia, and on issue sin family caregiving. She has also published a substantial set of qualitative studies analyzing the subjective experience of dementia and the way in which both people with dementia and their family members attempt to adjust and cope at different stages of he disorder. As well as publishing over 70 journal articles, Dr Clare has coauthored a book for patients and families on coping with memory problems and has authored and coedited texts on cognitive rehabilitation in dementia and on disturbances of awareness. She currently serves as Editor for the Cochrane Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Group, is on the Editorial board of the journal Neuropsychological rehabilitation, and contributes to a number of research and professional networks. In 2003, she received the May Davidson Award from the British Psychological Society for her contribution to the development of clinical psychology.

Across the world, the proportion of the population who are older people continues to grow. In the UK, over the past thirty years, the largest percentage growth in population was among those aged 85 and over. Currently, 1.2 million people in the UK are in this age group, and 16% of the population are over 65. The ageing population presents clinical psychologists with new challenges, as this client group has its own specific mental health and psychological issues. This has been reflected in the increasing amount of research on areas such as psychosis in older age, the assessment and treatment of dementia, and the application of CBT to older clients. The Handbook of the Clinical Psychology of Aging reviews this research and offers clinicians an authoritative and practical guide to working with older people. Over a third of the chapters in this second edition are on topics that were not well-developed enough to be covered in depth in the first edition, indicating the progress being made in this field. With a particular focus on professional practice, this book covers: Psychological disorders in later life Client assessment, including neuropsychological assessment Clinical interventions, including CBT, psychodynamic and emotion-focused approaches Edited by an internationally renowned team, this book will be essential reading for clinical psychologists and psychiatrists as well as nurses, occupational therapists and social workers. Contributors: Dawn Adams, UK Kate Allan, UK Karen Berman, Australia Gita E. Bhutani, UK Mike Bird, Australia Helen Brodaty, Australia Dawn Brooker, UK Kevin D. Browne, UK Alice Campbell-Reay, UK Linda Clare, UK Janet Cockburn, UK Peter G. Coleman, UK Margaret Crossley, UK Rachel Davenhill, UK Steve Davies, UK Bried Doherty, UK Murna Downs, UK Anne B. Edwards, USA Katherine Frogatt, UK Sharon Giblin, UK Peter Hobson, UK Boo Johansson, Sweden Sunny Kalsy, UK Bob G. Knight, USA Ken Laidlaw, UK Adrienne Little, UK Esme Moniz-Cook, UK Kevin Morgan, UK Robin G. Morris, UK Valerie Morrison, UK Inger Hilde Nordhus, Norway Ann O'Hanlon, Ireland Chris Oliver, UK Jan R. Oyebode, UK Cecilia Poon, USA Alison Roper-Hall, UK Neil Small, UK Charles Twining, UK Bob Woods, UK Steven H. Zarit, USA

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