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Psychologists Make A Significant Contribution
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This brochure describes the contributions of psychologists to the health & well-being of older adults. Made possible by a grant from the Retirement Research Foundation.
What Practitioners Should Know About Working With Older Adults
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This publication is designed to give psychologists and other health care providers important information to help guide their work with older adults.
Older Adults' Health And Age-Related Changes: Reality Versus Myth
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Based on What Practitioners Should Know About Working With Older Adults, this pamphlet is intended for consumers.
Medicare Handbook: A Guide for Psychologists.
A handbook that aids psychologists with medicare issues.
Elder Abuse and Neglect: In Search of Solutions
A brochure written for consumers, but useful to anyone who wants to know more about elder abuse. Includes information about types of abuse and neglect, what causes it, and where to go for help.
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Assessment of Older Adults with Diminished Capacity: A Handbook for Lawyers PDF
Judicial Determination of Capacity of Older Adults in Guardianship Proceedings: A Handbook for Judges PDF
Assessment of Older Adults with Diminished Capacity: A Handbook for Psychologists PDF
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Committee on Aging 10th Anniversary Presentation - Moving Psychology Forward In An Aging Society: Progress & Possibility
Michael A. Smyer, PhD
Integrated Heath Care for an Aging Population (IHAP) - 2007 APA Convention Symposium
APA Presidential Task Force - An Initiative of Sharon Stephens Brehm, PhD.
Principles of Integrative Care - Peter Lichtenberg, PhD, ABPP
Interdisciplinary Collaboration in Diverse Sites of Care - Deborah A. King, PhD, Jennifer S. Funderburk, PhD, Yeates Conwell, MD
Knowledge and Skills that Psychologists Contribute to Integrative Health Care - Martita A. Lopez, PhD, Jennifer Manly, PhD
The Older Consumer’s Perspective on Health Care - Gregory Hinrichsen, PhD
Behavioral Health Disparities: Inequalities in Access and Care and Possible Reasons Why
David Chiriboga, PhD
Self-Care for Aging Services Providers in the Aftermath of Katrina and Rita
Lee A. Hyer, Ed.D., Robert Intrieri, Ph.D., Suzanne Meeks, Ph.D., Victor Molinari, Ph.D., Jenie Liang, Ph.D., Miguel Lewis, Psy.D., Shirley Watkins, Psy.D., Tamara Newton, Ph.D.
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Summary of research studies and relevant books and journal articles on important topics related to the well-being of older adults.
Additional resources, including health education materials for consumers, and national organizations that can provide assistance are listed at the end of the guides.
Older Adults and Insomnia Resource Guide (2008)
Aging and Human Sexuality Resource Guide (2007)
Psychological Services for Long Term Care Resource Guide (2006).
Psychotherapy and Older Adults (2003)
Depression and Suicide in Older Adults (2002)
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April 2009 Issue PDF 1.81KB
December 2008 Issue PDF 741KB
August 2008 Issue PDF 11.7MB
April 2008 Issue PDF 357KB
November 2007 Issue PDF 193KB
April 2007 Issue PDF 135KB
November 2006 Issue PDF 197KB
May 2006 IssuePDF 189KB
December 2005 Issue PDF 110KB
April 2005 Issue PDF 115KB
December 2004 Issue PDF 88KB
August 2004 Issue PDF 70KB
April 2004 Issue PDF 96KB
December 2003 Issue PDF 124KB
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Fact Sheets
Memory and Aging
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Coping with Stress and Anxiety
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Student Fact Sheet: Geropsychology: It's YOUR future! Discover the answers...Be a part of the solution
Fostering Resilience in Response to Terrorism: For Psychologists Working with Older Adults
Facts about Depression in Older Adults (2003).
Mental Health Care and Older Adults: Facts and Policy Recommendations (2003).
Facts about Suicide in Older Adults (2003).
Psychology and Its Contributions to the Health and Well Being of Older Adults (2003).
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Blueprint for Change: Achieving Integrated Health Care for an Aging Population
2005 White House Conference on Aging PDF 12KB
Resolution on Ageism
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Guidelines for Psychological Practice with Older Adults PDF Format
Developed by the APA Division 12-Section II and Division 20 Interdivisional Task Force on Practice in Clinical Geropsychology (2003)
Guidelines for the Evaluation of Dementia and Age-Related Cognitive Decline
Developed by the APA Presidential Task Force on the Assessment of Age-Consistent Memory Decline and Dementia (1998)
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Blueprint for Change: Achieving Integrated Health Care for an Aging Population
The APA Working Group on Assisted Suicide and End-of-Life
PASRR Screening for Mental Illness in Nursing Facility Applicants and Residents
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Members Further APA's Advocacy Efforts (APA Monitor, Oct 2003)
Reaching the Underserved (APA Monitor, Sept 2003)
An empty nest can promote freedom, improved relationships (2003)
Fighting ageism (2003)
Psychologists in Practice With Older Adults: Current Patterns, Sources of Training, and Need for Continuing Education (2002)
APA Bridging the Gap on Aging-Related Issues (2002)
Successful aging: The second 50 (2000)
How to live a century (2000)
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American Psychologist
Psychology and Aging
Health Psychology
Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied
Professional Psychology: Research and Practice
Teaching of Psychology
Neuropsychology
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The Aging Workforce: Realities, Myths, and Implications for Organizations
Schizophrenia in Late Life: Aging Effects on Symptoms and Course of Illness
Retire Smart, Retire Happy
A Guide to Psychotherapy and Aging: Effective Clinical Interventions in a Life-Stage Context
A History of Geropsychology in Autobiography
Adaptations to Changing Health: Response Shift in Quality-of-Life Research
Clinical Geropsychology
Clinical Health Psychology in Medical Settings: A Practitioner's Guidebook, Revised Edition
Elder Suicide: Research, Theory, and Treatment
Emerging Issues in Mental Health and Aging
Handbook of Bereavement Research: Consequences, Coping, and Care
Generativity and Adult Development: How and Why We Care for the Next Generation
Integrating Aging Topics Into Psychology: A Practical Guide for Teaching Undergraduates
Managing Chronic Illness: A Biopsychosocial Perspective
Meaning Reconstruction and the Experience of Loss
Measuring Self-Concept Across the Lifespan: Methodology and Instrumentation for Research and Practice
Mental Health Services for Older Adults: Implications for Training and Practice in Geropsychology
Neuropsychological Assessment of Dementia and Depression in Older Adults: A Clinician's Guide
Psychology and the Aging Revolution: How We Adapt to Longer Life
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Adapting Psychotherapy for Working With Older Adults (DVD)
Caregiving (DVD)
Depression With Older Adults (DVD)
Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Older Adults With Depression (DVD)
Older Couples (DVD) or (VHS)
Parenting Our Elderly Parents (DVD)
Sex Therapy for Middle Age and Older Adults (DVD) or (VHS)
Treating Alzheimer's Disease Through Caregiver Family Therapy (DVD)
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Teaching and Learning about Aging
This bibliography provides references on aging, teaching about aging, organizations related to aging, resources for graduate-level education in gerontology, and online resources for aging education.
The Resource Directory for Older People (2007)
Developed by the National Institute on Aging and the Administration on Aging, this directory lists information for over 250 organizations that address the needs of older adults.
Miles Away: The MetLife Study of Long-Distance Caregiving (2004)
Substance Use by Older Adults: Estimates of Future Impact on the Treatment System (2002)
Medicare and Your Mental Health Benefits
Older Psychologists Survey. As part of an initiative by the Committee on Women in Psychology, this publication identifies the needs of older women psychologists.
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