Book contents
- Psychotherapy in Later Life
- Psychotherapy in Later Life
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Preface
- Part 1 Introduction to Psychotherapy in Later Life
- Part 2 Evidence-Based Psychotherapy in Later Life
- Chapter 4 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Late Life
- Chapter 5 Problem-Solving Therapy
- Chapter 6 Interpersonal Psychotherapy in Later Life
- Chapter 7 Short-Term Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
- Chapter 8 Other Therapies: Reminiscence Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Hoarding Disorder
- Part 3 Special Topics in Psychotherapy in Later Life
- Index
- References
Chapter 6 - Interpersonal Psychotherapy in Later Life
from Part 2 - Evidence-Based Psychotherapy in Later Life
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 09 January 2020
Book contents
- Psychotherapy in Later Life
- Psychotherapy in Later Life
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Preface
- Part 1 Introduction to Psychotherapy in Later Life
- Part 2 Evidence-Based Psychotherapy in Later Life
- Chapter 4 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Late Life
- Chapter 5 Problem-Solving Therapy
- Chapter 6 Interpersonal Psychotherapy in Later Life
- Chapter 7 Short-Term Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
- Chapter 8 Other Therapies: Reminiscence Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Hoarding Disorder
- Part 3 Special Topics in Psychotherapy in Later Life
- Index
- References
Summary
Challenges faced by older people include losses of loved ones through death; declining health, mobility, and function of the five senses; loss of independence; diminishing cognitive ability; and the struggle with Erik Erikson’s final two stages of life, namely generativity versus stagnation and ego integrity versus despair. Those who dedicate their energies to helping the elderly meet these challenges will be well served by the toolbox of techniques within the rubric of interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT). This chapter will serve as a brief overview of IPT principles, a review of the extant scientific literature on its efficacy in late life, and case vignettes to illustrate how it was used for each of the four foci of IPT, namely, role transition, grief, role disputes, and interpersonal deficit.
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- Psychotherapy in Later Life , pp. 92 - 107Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020
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