Making Evidence-Based Psychological Treatments Work With Older Adults

In this new release by geropsychology scholars Forrest Scogin and Avani Shah, researchers and clinicians come together in each chapter to discuss the prevalent psychological disorders that afflict this burgeoning population.

Each chapter focuses on one of the major presenting problems — anxiety, insomnia, depression, memory function, and behavioral disturbances — with researchers identifying successful evidence-based treatments (EBTs), and clinicians discussing how their specific expertise and flexibility maximized EBT fidelity while tailoring the EBT to the special needs and conditions of their older clients.

Written for clinicians who specialize in psychotherapy and counseling with older adults, this timely book will also appeal to practitioners who work with elders in assisted-living facilities or in home settings. The final chapter of the book is devoted to family caregivers who also experience psychological symptoms in caring for an older parent or other relative.

Contributors

List of Figures and Tables

List of Appendices

1. Introduction to Evidence-Based Psychological Treatments for Older Adults
   Forrest Scogin and Avani Shah
2. Evidence-Based Psychological Treatments for Geriatric Anxiety
   Shiva G. Ghaed, Catherine R. Ayers, and Julie Loebach Wetherell
3. Evidence-Based Treatments for Insomnia in Older Adults
   Haley R. Dillon, Ryan G. Wetzler, and Kenneth I. Lichstein
4. Evidence-Based Psychological Treatments for Geriatric Depression
   Avani Shah, Forrest Scogin, and Mark Floyd
5. Evidence-Based Psychological Treatments for Improving Memory Function Among Older Adults
   George W. Rebok, Jeanine M. Parisi, Alden L. Gross, Adam P. Spira, Jean Ko, Quincy M. Samus, Jane S. Saczynski, Steve Koh, and Ronald E. Holtzman
6. Evidence-Based Treatments for Behavioral Disturbances in Long-Term Care
   Kim J. Curyto, Kelly M. Trevino, Suzann Ogland-Hand, and Peter Lichtenberg
7. Evidence-Based Psychological Treatments for Distress in Family Caregivers of Older Adults
   David W. Coon, Maureen Keaveny, Irene Rivera Valverde, Shukofeh Dadvar, and Dolores Gallagher-Thompson

Index

About the Editors

Forrest Scogin, PhD, is a professor of psychology and coordinator of the Clinical Geropsychology Concentration at the University of Alabama. His research has been primarily in the areas of psychotherapy, depression, and mental health and aging. He has received funding to support his activities from the National Institutes of Health, the Bureau of Health Professions, and the Retirement Research Foundation. He is a fellow of APA Divisions 12 (Society of Clinical Psychology) and 20 (Adult Development and Aging) and the Gerontological Society of America.  He has served as the chair of APA's Committee on Aging and as president of the Society of Clinical Geropsychology.

Avani Shah, PhD, is an assistant professor of social work at the University of Alabama. Her research focuses on increasing the number of clinical psychologists and social workers available to meet the health care needs of older adults and to improve access to specialized behavioral health services for medically underserved older adult populations. She is also interested in improving mental health treatment access through clinical interventions for depression, memory, and independent living for aging populations in the context of health (cardiovascular disease, stroke, hypertension, diabetes, and smoking).

The clinician and practitioner resources linked below are appendices reproduced here from Making Evidence-Based Psychological Treatments Work With Older Adults, edited by Forrest Scogin and Avani Shah. These appendices are offered for your personal use and convenience. If you reprint or adapt them for publication, permission is required from the original publisher (usually detailed in the permission acknowledgment at the end of the appendix).

• Appendix 2.1: Resources and Suggestions for Further Reading (PDF, 421KB)opens in new window
• Appendix 2.2: Sample Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Session Outlines (PDF, 410KB)opens in new window
• Appendix 2.3: Problem List Questionnaire (PDF, 418KB)opens in new window
• Appendix 2.4: Penn State Worry Questionnaire (Abbreviated) (PDF, 418KB)opens in new window
• Appendix 2.5: Relaxation Script (PDF, 411KB)opens in new window
• Appendix 2.6: SOLVE Worksheet (PDF, 409KB)opens in new window
• Appendix 3.1: Sleep Diary (PDF, 427KB)opens in new window
• Appendix 3.2: Sleep Hygiene Instructions (PDF, 224KB)opens in new window
• Appendix 3.3: Stimulus Control Instructions (PDF, 424KB)opens in new window
• Appendix 3.4: Sleep History Questionnaire (PDF, 427KB)opens in new window
• Appendix 4.1: Resources and Suggestions for Further Reading (PDF, 422KB)opens in new window
• Appendix 4.2: Sample Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Session Outlines (PDF, 408KB)opens in new window
• Appendix 4.3: Unhelpful Thoughts Worksheet (PDF, 417KB)opens in new window
• Appendix 4.4: Daily Mood Rating Form (PDF, 478KB)opens in new window
• Appendix 4.5: Mood Screen (PDF, 418KB)opens in new window
• Appendix 4.6: California Older Person’s Pleasant Events Schedule (PDF, 959KB)opens in new window
• Appendix 5.1: Resources and Suggestions for Further Reading (PDF, 424KB)opens in new window
• Appendix 6.1: Cohen-Mansfield Agitation Inventory (Long Form) (PDF, 423KB)opens in new window
• Appendix 6.2: Cohen-Mansfield Agitation Inventory Scoring Sheet (PDF, 417KB)opens in new window
• Appendix 6.3: Revised Memory and Behavior Problem Checklist (PDF, 428KB)opens in new window
• Appendix 6.4: Behavioral Pathology in Alzheimer’s Disease Rating Scale (PDF, 428KB)opens in new window
• Appendix 6.5: Resident Care Behavior Log (PDF, 411KB)opens in new window
• Appendix 7.1: Five-Column Thought Record (PDF, 408KB)opens in new window
• Appendix 7.2: Tracking Pleasant Activities and Monitoring Your Mood (PDF, 412KB)opens in new window
• Appendix 7.3: Behavior Diary (PDF, 408KB)opens in new window
• Appendix 7.4: Ideal Communication–Assertiveness Practice Sheet (PDF, 408KB)opens in new window