Journal of Clinical Geropsychology
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Psychopathology Following Interpersonal Violence: A Comparison of Risk Factors in Older and Younger Adults
Journal of Clinical Geropsychology - Tập 8 - Trang 13-23 - 2002
A randomly selected sample of 549 women age 55 years and older and 2,669 women age 18–34 years was interviewed via telephone to determine prevalences of physical and sexual assault, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptomatology, and depression. Prevalences of sexual and physical assaults were lower in older compared to younger women. In addition, given a trauma, prevalences and proportionate......
Development and Validation of a Short Health Behaviors Index for Use with Low Socioeconomic Status (SES) Older Adults
Journal of Clinical Geropsychology - - 2002
This study reports on the development and validation of a health behavior index in predominantly low socioeconomic status (SES) older adults. In order to develop and validate the index for use in low SES older adults, the 24-item Health and Human Services HealthStyle Self-Test was used for item generation. It was reduced to a relatively brief instrument, the Short HealthStyle (SHS) Index with 13 i......
Caregiver Attitudes About Patients Told They Have Alzheimer's Disease After Truth Disclosure
Journal of Clinical Geropsychology - Tập 6 - Trang 309-313 - 2000
We wished to determine caregiver attitudes about telling patients they have Alzheimer's disease (AD). At a clinic visit, the patient, caregiver, and other family members were informed of the diagnosis of AD in a frank discussion. Caregivers accompanying patients to the Memory Disorders Clinic (MDC) were interviewed in a postvisit telephone survey 3–12 months after the truth disclosure visit. Of th......
Behavioral Gerontology: State of the Science
Journal of Clinical Geropsychology - Tập 5 - Trang 39-49 - 1999
Baer, Wolf and Risley's (1968) dimensions of applied behavior analysis are used as an organizing framework to review and discuss current research on the application of behavioral principles to the solution of social problems faced by older adults. Implications for future research are discussed.
The Conceptualization of Anxiety: An Exploratory Study of Japanese American Older Adults
Journal of Clinical Geropsychology - Tập 7 Số 1 - Trang 53-65 - 2001
Few empirical studies exist on the mental health of Japanese American older adults. This study focused on how Japanese American older adults conceptualize anxiety. Participants were presented with a checklist, which included anxiety and depression symptoms identified in a previous qualitative study conducted by the authors, as well as symptoms from Generalized Anxiety Disorder in the Statistical M......
Factors Associated with Functional Dependence in Alzheimer's Disease
Journal of Clinical Geropsychology - Tập 7 - Trang 79-89 - 2001
The purpose of this study was to determine whether common geriatric conditions, family function, and nutritional problems have independent associations with functional dependence beyond the effect of cognitive impairment in patients with Alzheimer's disease. It was found that some common geriatric conditions affecting patients with Alzheimer's disease appear to have multiple and differential relat......
Counseling Older Adults with Dementia: A Survey of Therapists in Massachusetts
Journal of Clinical Geropsychology - Tập 5 - Trang 265-279 - 1999
Although much has been written about therapeutic interventions with caregivers, little is known about the counseling services that are available for victims of dementia. The present study was designed to explore community mental health center (CMHC) services and therapists' experiences in providing psychotherapy to this population in Massachusetts. Only 27 of the 36 CMHCs in the s......
Treatment of Poststroke Anxiety in an Older Adult Male: A Single-Case Analysis
Journal of Clinical Geropsychology - Tập 5 - Trang 203-213 - 1999
A single-case analysis was carried out to study the nonpharmacological treatment of post-stroke anxiety in an older adult male. The intervention consisted of a biofeedback-assisted program of autogenic training; efficacy was demonstrated using multiple discontinuations and reinstatements of treatment. Physiological indices and self-report measures of anxiety and depression documen......
Disposable Time and Disposable Income: Problem Casino Gambling Behavior in Older Adults
Journal of Clinical Geropsychology - Tập 8 - Trang 75-85 - 2002
Increasing numbers of retirees spend their leisure time in the ever-growing number of gambling casinos in this country. For most older adults, casino gambling is a new form of excitement and entertainment. However, for some retirees, especially those vulnerable to depression from the changes and losses that can occur in aging, casino gambling can become disordered, problematic, and/or an addiction......
Increasing Communication Among Nursing Home Residents
Journal of Clinical Geropsychology - - 2001
In this preliminary, intrasubject study (N = 8), we examined the effects of communication skills training and the use of memory books by Nursing Assistants (NAs) on the social ecology of a nursing home. Through inservice and on-the-job training, NAs were taught to use communication skills and memory books during their interactions with residents with mild to moderate cognitive impairment (Mini Men......
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