Psychological Assessment and Treatment of Older Adults

Dr. Nancy A. Pachana is a clinical geropsychologist and professor at The University of Queensland, Australia. She has an international reputation in geriatric mental health, particularly late-life anxiety and driving in later life, and was elected a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia in 2014. She has a passion for expanding research, teaching, international collaboration and early career scientist-practitioner support on mental health issues in later life.

Dr. Victor Molinari is a clinical geropsychologist and professor at the University of South Florida in Tampa Florida, USA. He is Past President of the American Board of Geropsychology (ABGERO). His research interests include professional competencies in geropsychology, serious mental illness in older adults, caregiving training for those with dementia, mental health in older adults, reminiscence interventions, and personality disorder in older adults.

Dr. Larry Thompson is a clinical geropsychologist and Professor Emeritus at Stanford University School of Medicine. He is also a founding fellow of the Academy of Cognitive Therapy and Honorary Professor at the University of Queensland, Australia. He has served on the council of the FDA and research review panels for the National Institutes of Health. His research and teaching focus on development of cognitive-behavior therapy interventions for treatment of late-life depression and related disorders.

Dr. Dolores Gallagher-Thompson is a clinical geropsychologist and Professor Emerita at Stanford University School of Medicine. She is a partner in the Family Caregiving Institute of Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing, a co-founder of the Academy of Cognitive Therapy, and co-initiator of a Diversity and Inclusion Committee of the Alzheimer's Association, and is an Honorary Professor at The University of Queensland. Her research and clinical practice focus on diversity, depression, and caregivers' mental health.

Chapter 1: Introduction to Working With
Older Adults: A View From the Field
by Nancy A. Pachana and Larry W. Thompson
Chapter 2: Assessment Approaches for
Psychiatric and Cognitive Syndromes
by Viktoriya Samarina, Madhuvanthi Suresh,
Matthew Picchiello, Julie Lutz, Brian Carpenter,
and Sherry A. Beaudreau
Chapter 3: Theoretical Support and Practical
Strategies for CBT With Depressed
Older Adults
by Ann M. Steffen, Dolores Gallagher-Thompson,
and Larry W. Thompson
Chapter 4: Case-Based Approaches With
Older Adults: Acceptance and Commitment
Therapy, Interpersonal Psychotherapy, and
Dialectical Behavior Therapy
by Laura Gallego-Alberto, Maria S. Pedroso-
Chaparro, Andres Losada, Maria
Marquez-Gonzalez, Lindsey Jacobs, and
Gregory A. Hinrichsen
Chapter 5: Therapeutic Approaches for
Anxiety and PTSD in Late Life
by Alisa O'Riley Hannum, Danielle N. Berkel,
Rachael Spalding, and Nancy A. Pachana
Chapter 6: Working Successfully With Older
Persons on the Dementia Continuum, and
Their Informal Caregivers
by Dolores Gallagher-Thompson and Larry W.
Thompson
Chapter 7: Working With Older Adults in
Long-Term Care Settings
by Hillary Rouse and Victor Molinari
Chapter 8: Determining Decisional Capacity
Across Settings and Clinical Presentations:
A Systematic Approach
by Shane S. Bush and Stacey Wood
Chapter 9: Elder Abuse: Navigating Ethical
and Legal Responsibilities
by Kyle S. Page and Nabeel T. Yehyawi
Chapter 10: Psychological Interventions
Developed Specifically for Use in Palliative
Care: A Lifespan Developmental Perspective
by Rebecca S. Allen, Julia Kasl-Godley, and
Candice D. Reel
Chapter 11: Psychological Palliative Care
and Bereavement Interventions: Psychopathology
and Family Contexts
by Julia Kasl-Godley and Rebecca S. Allen
Appendix 1: Pikes Peak Geropsychology
Competencies: Attitude, Knowledge, and
Skill Competencies for Practice in Professional
Geropsychology
Appendix 2: Pikes Peak Evaluation Tool:
Pikes Peak Geropsycholo