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Adapting psychotherapy for older patients with Parkinson's disease

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 April 2016

Bob Knight ,
Nadeeka N. W. Dissanayaka  and
Nancy A. Pachana
Bob Knight
Affiliation:
School of Psychology and Counselling, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, Australia School of Psychology, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Brisbane, Australia
Nadeeka N. W. Dissanayaka
Affiliation:
School of Psychology, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Brisbane, Australia The University of Queensland, UQ Centre for Clinical Research, Herston, Brisbane, Australia Department of Neurology, Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital, Herston, Brisbane, Australia
Nancy A. Pachana*
Affiliation:
School of Psychology, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Brisbane, Australia
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: Nancy A. Pachana, PhD, FASSA Professor, School of Psychology, Director of Clinical Training Programs Co-Director, UQ Ageing Mind Initiative, The University of Queensland Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia. Phone: +61-7-3365-6832; Email: n.pachana@psy.uq.edu.au.
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Abstract

Background:

Emotional distress associated with Parkinson's disease (PD) increases disease burden and decreases functioning. The literature supports the benefits of psychological interventions for amelioration of emotional distress in persons with PD. The objective of this study is to apply the Contextual Adult Lifespan Theory for Adapting Psychotherapy (CALTAP) to enhancing psychological treatment for persons with PD.

Methods:

This paper uses case examples to demonstrate the usefulness of the CALTAP model in helping patients and clinicians separate disease symptoms from the aging process. The examples also illustrate how working in this way can be beneficial in reducing emotional distress in persons with PD.

Results:

CALTAP contributes to helping persons with PD and persons treating them understand the effects of the disease, separate disease effects from aging processes, and think through the influences of social context, cohort effects, and cultural differences.

Conclusions:

The CALTAP model can guide adaptations to psychological interventions for emotional distress in PD and potentially improve their effects.

Keywords

anxietydepressionpsychotherapyagingParkinson's disease
Type
Research Article
Information
International Psychogeriatrics , Volume 28 , Issue 10 , October 2016 , pp. 1631 - 1636
Copyright
Copyright © International Psychogeriatric Association 2016 

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