- Preface
- Contributors
- 1 A lifespan developmental perspective of psychological ageing
- 2 Normal and abnormal ageing
- 3 Contextual adult lifespan theory for adapting psychotherapy
- 4 Cognitive behaviour therapy with depressed older people
- 5 Schemas and schema-focused approaches with older people
- 6 Interpersonal psychotherapy as a treatment for late-life depression
- 7 Current psychodynamic approaches with older people
- 8 Caregiver family therapy
- 9 Assessment and treatment of depression
- 10 Assessment and treatment of anxiety in later life
- 11 Assessment and treatment of insomnia in later life
- 12 Assessment and treatment issues in bereavement in later life
- 13 Assessment and treatment of suicidal behaviour in later life
- 14 Assessment and treatment of dementia-related affective disturbances
- 15 Assessment and treatment of depression and anxiety after stroke
- 16 Cognitive behaviour therapy for depression in Parkinson’s disease
- 17 Issues in assessment and intervention for distress in Alzheimer caregivers
- 18 Assessment and psychosocial intervention for older people with suspected dementia: a memory clinic perspective
- 19 Psychological assessment and treatment with older adults: past trends and future directions
- Index
(p. 345) Assessment and treatment of dementia-related affective disturbances
- Chapter:
- (p. 345) Assessment and treatment of dementia-related affective disturbances
- Author(s):
Rebecca G. Logsdon
, Susan M. McCurry
, and Linda Teri
- DOI:
- 10.1093/med:psych/9780198569459.003.0014
This chapter provides a review of affective problems seen in cognitivelyimpaired older adults, focusing on depression, anxiety, and sleep disturbances. Itwill review assessment strategies and describe a theoretically based and empiricallyvalidated approach to psychological treatment of these disturbances. Thefocus is on community-residing individuals with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) orrelated dementia.
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- Preface
- Contributors
- 1 A lifespan developmental perspective of psychological ageing
- 2 Normal and abnormal ageing
- 3 Contextual adult lifespan theory for adapting psychotherapy
- 4 Cognitive behaviour therapy with depressed older people
- 5 Schemas and schema-focused approaches with older people
- 6 Interpersonal psychotherapy as a treatment for late-life depression
- 7 Current psychodynamic approaches with older people
- 8 Caregiver family therapy
- 9 Assessment and treatment of depression
- 10 Assessment and treatment of anxiety in later life
- 11 Assessment and treatment of insomnia in later life
- 12 Assessment and treatment issues in bereavement in later life
- 13 Assessment and treatment of suicidal behaviour in later life
- 14 Assessment and treatment of dementia-related affective disturbances
- 15 Assessment and treatment of depression and anxiety after stroke
- 16 Cognitive behaviour therapy for depression in Parkinson’s disease
- 17 Issues in assessment and intervention for distress in Alzheimer caregivers
- 18 Assessment and psychosocial intervention for older people with suspected dementia: a memory clinic perspective
- 19 Psychological assessment and treatment with older adults: past trends and future directions
- Index