Books in the MHAP Library

Assessment of adult personality, by Lewis Aiken, Springer, 1997.>
Presents a survey of concepts, methods, and instruments for adult personality assessment. Topics include personality theory, interviews, checklists and rating scales, personality inventories, and issues and applications of assessment. Reference for practitioners using psychological assessments.

Essentials of crisis counseling and intervention, by Donald Wiger and Kathy Harowski, Wiley, 2003.
Presents useful strategies for crisis prevention, functioning effectively during a crisis, caring treatment approaches, and aftercare. Describes how to assess the extent to which a crisis has impacted an individual. Highlights important legal aspects of crisis counseling, such as risk, suicidality, and documentation, as well as helpful details on how to prevent potential malpractice issues.

Practical art of suicide assessment: a guide for mental health professionals and substance abuse counselors, by Shawn Shea, Wiley, 2002.
Covers the critical elements of suicide assessment—from risk factor analysis to evaluating clients with borderline personality or psychotic disorders. Provides mental health professionals with tools to assess client’s suicide risk and assign appropriate levels of care using the Chronological Assessment of Suicide Events (the CASE Approach).

Sourcebook of adult assessment strategies, by Nicola Schutte and John Malouff, Plenum Press, 1995.
Presents actual scales on a wide range of adult mental disorders, with reviews and user instructions. The scales include self-report, observer-based and clinician-rating measures of adult mental disorders. Provides practical information about each of 70 of the most widely used scales.

When psychological problems mask medical disorders: a guide for psychotherapists, by James Morrison, Guilford Press, 1997.
Practical guide on the effects of 60 health conditions on mental status for psychotherapists with limited medical training. Designed to help clinicians “think outside the mental health box,” hone diagnostic skills, and recognize when a physician’s evaluation may be urgently needed.

Assessing quality of life in Alzheimer’s disease, edited by Steven Albert and Rebecca Logsdon, Springer Publishing, 2000.
Overviews conceptual and practical issues in the measurement of quality of life for people with Alzheimer’s disease. Discusses methodological issues, the establishment of measures, and the use of these measures with people who have differing degrees of impairment. Proposes solutions, including collaboration among researchers and clinicians.

Handbook on dementia caregiving: evidence-based interventions for family caregivers, edited by Richard Schulz, Springer Publishing, 2000.
Comprehensive treatment of intervention approaches to dementia caregiving. Reviews existing knowledge and provides a conceptual framework for organizing caregiver interventions of all types. Discusses how to translate intervention research into public policy.

Innovative interventions to reduce dementia caregiver distress: a clinical guide, by David Coon, Dolores Gallagher-Thompson, and Larry Thompson, Springer Publishing, 2003.
Presents a broad array of practical strategies for reducing caregiver distress, including interventions for specific populations. For clinicians who provide direct services to families of people with dementia.

Interventions for Alzheimer's disease: a caregiver's complete reference, by Ruth Tappen, Health Professions Press, 1997.
Guide for those responsible for the planning, administration, or provision of services to people with Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Includes interventions for all stages of AD, with an emphasis on the preservation of rights and dignity.

Interventions in dementia care: toward improving quality of life, edited by M. Powell Lawton and Robert Rubinstein, Springer Publishing, 2000.
Reflects on improvements in dementia care and research over the past decade. Interdisciplinary resource for gerontologists, nurses, social workers, and psychologists involved in the care of people with dementia.

Handbook of multicultural assessment: clinical, psychological, and educational applications, 2nd ed., edited by Lisa Suzuki, Joseph Ponterotto, and Paul Meller, Jossey-Bass, 2001.
Offers current research, theory, and specific recommendations for conducting assessments with minority populations. Covers major instruments and procedures, cognitive and educational assessment, and crosscultural sensitivity and ethics. Includes case studies that illustrate culturally sensitive procedures.

Therapeutic interventions with ethnic elders: health and social issues, edited by Sara Aleman et al. Haworth Press, 1999.
Provides culturally specific information to health and social work professionals working with ethnic elders. Explores distinctive qualities found in ten different ethnic groups. Includes the historical events that have shaped how these elders react to mainstream providers and ideas on how to effectively approach them.

Assessing older people; a practical guide for health professionals, by Susan Koch and Sally Garratt, Health Professions Press, 2001.
Designed for nurses and health professionals who work with older people to develop assessment skills—to gather data, make sense of the information, and make informed decisions leading to effective planning of care strategies. Covers mental health, spirituality, palliative care, culture, the senses and body functioning.

Assessment scales in old age psychiatry, 2nd ed., by Brian Lawlor, Sarah Craig, and Robert Coen, Taylor & Francis, 2004.
Comprehensive compendium of over 200 scales across the filed of mental disorders in the elderly. Commentary on its scope and application and information on its completion are included for each scale.

Geriatric neuropsychology: assessment and intervention, edited by Deborah Attix and Kathleen Welsh-Bohmer, Guilford, 2006.
Comprehensive resource covering the many diagnostic and therapeutic issues confronting clinical neuropsychologists and other health care professional who care for older people. Synthesizes intervention with assessment and provides empirical support for using cognitive training, compensatory techniques, and psychotherapeutic interventions for improving mood, behavior, and functional capacity, even in disorders such as dementia where progression is inexorable.

Handbook of assessment in clinical gerontology, edited by Peter Lichtenberg, John Wiley, 1999.
Offers clinicians reliable and valid assessment tools and case examples for assessing functional age, psychosocial health, comorbidity, pathological behavior deficits. Covers assessment of: communication disorders and aphasia, competency and decision-making capacity, medication compliance, dementia and delirium, personality disorders, sexual function, and more.

Handbook of geriatric assessment, 3rd ed., by Joseph Gallo, Aspen, 2000.
Instructs clinicians on the evaluation of older people, including assessment of mental status, function, social situation, physical examination, and health promotion / disease prevention. Demonstrates how to incorporate multidimensional assessment into care. Discusses the impact of cultural differences on assessment, assessing for elder abuse, assessing older drivers, and the latest assessment instruments.

Neuropsychological evaluation of the older adult: a clinician’s guidebook, by Joanne Green, Academic Press, 2000.
Tool for professional evaluating older adults, which presents a framework for accessing whether an individual has experienced abnormal cognitive change. Follows a logical sequence, beginning with the clinical interview, moving through formal testing, identification of the patient’s neuropsychological profile, preparing an evaluation, offering feedback, and planning follow-up services.

Principles and practice of geriatric psychiatry, edited by Marc Agronin and Gebe Maletta, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2006.
Comprehensive, scientifically rigorous, and practical text offers not only clinical science but also a sense of advocacy and a broad social context. Authors include both clinicians and academicians. Covers clinical evaluation, general principles of psychiatric treatment, psychiatric disorders, and associated psychiatric issues, such as Parkinson’s, psychiatric manifestations of medications, and persistent pain.

Assessing satisfaction in health and long-term care: practical approaches to hearing the voices of consumers, by Robert Applebaum, Jane Straker, and Scott Geron, Springer, 2000.
Practical guide with many examples of questions and approaches used to assess consumer satisfaction. Overviews theories, approaches to measuring consumer satisfaction, and how to implement a consumer data collection strategy. Covers specific settings, such as in-home care, nursing homes, and assisted living.

Geropsychological interventions in long-term care, edited by Lee Hyer and Robert Intrieri, Springer, 2006.
Provides insight on psychological issues facing LTC residents for physicians, nurses, social workers, activity coordinators, and therapists. Offers suggestions and strategies, such as Cognitive Behavior Therapy, for improving the LTC system and residents’ physical, psychological, emotional, and social health.

Long term care facility resident assessment instrument user's manual: for use with version 2.0 of HCFA minimum data set resident assessment protocols and utilization guidelines, October 1995, plus HCFA’s 249 questions and answers, August 1996, prepared by James Allen, 3rd ed., Springer, 1997.
Large print and easy-to-use version of the Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI) used to evaluate resident needs and strengths in order to develop effective, individualized care plans.

Psychosocial intervention in long-term care: an advanced guide, by Gary Hartz and Michael Splain, Haworth Press, 1997.
Presents data on long term nursing home residents with mental disorders, basic counseling techniques, and three major types of psychiatric medication. Discusses legal issues in the psychosocial arena. Teaches how to use the Geriatric Depression Scale and the Mini-Mental Status Exam to screen for depression and dementia and how to develop effective behavioral interventions.

Quality of life assessment: a profile of resident satisfaction, by Donna Lind Infeld, American Association of Homes for the Aging (AAHA), 1983/1992.
This assessment questionnaire gives nursing home residents a way to express personal preferences and subjective assessments of the quality of their individual lives. Designed to help boards, administrators, and staff adapt or improve methods used to create a quality living environment.

Assessing and treating late-life depression: a casebook and resource guide, by Michele Karel, Suzann Ogland-Hand and Margaret Gatz, Basic Books, 2002.
Written by clinical geropsychologists for professionals working with older adults experiencing depression. Using illustrative case studies, the authors explore assessment and treatment for minor depression, complicated grief, dysthymia, suicide, chronic illness, chronic pain, dementia, alcohol abuse, PTSD, psychotic episodes, and other issues with depression. Includes appendices with information on medications, screening tools, models of care, and additional resources.

Geropsychiatric and mental health nursing, edited by Karen Devereaux Melillo and Susan Crocker Houde, Jones and Bartlett, 2005.
Addresses the knowledge and skills necessary in the assessment and nursing care of older adults who are experiencing mental health and psychiatric problems of late life. Covers evaluation, diagnosis, psychopharmacology, and behavioral management strategies in nursing care of older adults. Incorporates social, cultural, and policy issues in mental health care and application of theory and research findings to evidence-based practice.

Handbook of comparative interventions for adult disorders, 2nd ed., edited by Michel Hersen and Alan Bellack, Wiley, 1999.
Looks at psychodynamic, behavioral, and pharmacological approaches to the most common psychiatric disorders, with a comparison of techniques, theoretical differences, treatment strategies, and casehandling procedures. Provides a comprehensive focus on DSM-IV and a comparative review of different approaches to specific mental disorders by leading scholars.

Mental disorders in older adults: fundamentals of assessment and treatment, by Steven and Judy Zarit, Guilford Press, 1998.
Based on the author’s extensive experience in the field, this guide provides practitioners with information on the aging process, its effects on mental health, and how older adults can be helped to lead healthier, happier, and more independent lives. Includes a chapter on clinical assessment.

Neuropsychological assessment of dementia and depression in older adults: a clinician’s guide, edited by Martha Storandt and Gary VandenBos, American Psychological Association, 1994.
Examines general principles of assessment in older adults, neuropsychological assessment of dementia, assessment of depression, and differential diagnosis of dementia and depression. Covers clinical assessments for legal competence, providing clinical interpretrations to clients and families, and application of assessment to therapy and intervention. Includes a survey of clinicians’ practices and a list of references to cognitive test norms.

Functional analysis of problem behavior: a practical assessment guide, by Robert O’Neill et al. Sycamore Publishing, 1990.
Practical guide that presents specific procedures for collecting information on challenging behaviors. Its purpose is to present the logic, forms, and examples that will allow the user to conduct functional analyses in typical school, work, or community settings. Designed to assist people who have the responsibility for creating and implementing behavioral support plans and who have training and experience in behavior management. 

Mental health outcome evaluation, by David Speer, Academic Press, 1998.
Addressed to mental health professionals and shows how evaluation methods can be used to assess the quality and effectiveness of mental health services. Presents the rationale and key concepts underlying descriptive outcome studies.

Needs assessment: a creative and practical guide for social scientists, edited by Rebecca Reviere el al. Taylor & Francis, 1996.
Guide to designing and conducting needs assessments for program planning and policy-making goals. Applicable to determining needs of diverse target populations. Covers the entire process from project conceptualization through utilization of results. Offers steps to follow for designing, planning, and carrying out research, as well as analyzing and disseminating findings.

Bathing without a battle: personal care of individuals with dementia, edited by Ann Louise Barrick et al., Springer Publishing, 2002.
Based on original research and clinical experience, this book presents an individualized, problem solving approach to bathing and personal care of people with dementia useful in both institutional and home settings.

Solving bathing problems in persons with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias; a training and reference manual for caregivers, by Sharon Dwyer, Philip Sloane and Ann Louise Barrick, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1995.
Provides guidelines for bathing persons with dementia and procedures for dealing with specific bathing problems in long-term care settings. Addresses ways to maintain quality of bathing procedures, and includes case exercises to be used for training. Designed to help long-term care staff individualize the bathing approach, focus on the person, enlist cooperation, give the person choices, and use distractions

Clinical practice with caregivers of dementia patients, by Mary Kaplan, Taylor & Francis, 1999.
Comprehensive overview of the most common dementing illnesses that can be used as a reference in determining the severity and progression of a disease and its potential impact on the caregiver and family. For clinicians working with caregivers of people with dementia.

Dementia, aging, and intellectual disabilities; a handbook, edited by Matthew Janicki and Arthur Dalton, Taylor & Francis, 1999.
Provides information about dementia and related disorders as they affect people with mental disabilities. Examines the biology of dementia, neurological and medical complications, best practices, policy issues, and case studies. Provides a practical approach to diagnosis, assessment, treatment, management, and care. A useful guide for both students and professionals.

Essential handbook of memory disorders for clinicians, edited by Alan D. Baddeley, Michael D. Kopelman, and Barbara A. Wilson, Wiley, 2004.
This concise version of the Handbook of Memory Disorders is a selection of chapters from the original volume that have been chosen with the busy practitioner in mind. Provides individual clinicians and students with those parts the editors consider most relevant and useful on a day-to-day basis, as a portable adjunct to the more comprehensive handbook.

Handbook of dementia: psychological, neurological, and psychiatric perspectives, edited by Peter Lichtenberg, Daniel Murman and Alan Mellow, John Wiley & Sons, 2003.
Offers a broad, interdisciplinary guide to understanding, diagnosing, and treating dementia. Provides insightful, specialized knowledge on the psychological, neurological, and psychiatric aspects of dementia, including assessment tools, and behavioral and pharmacological treatments.

Innovative interventions to reduce dementia caregiver distress: a clinical guide, by David Coon, Dolores Gallagher-Thompson and Larry Thompson, Springer Publishing, 2003.
Presents a broad array of practical strategies for reducing caregiver distress, including interventions for specific populations. For clinicians who provide direct services to families of people with dementia.

Practice guideline for the treatment of patients with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias of late life, American Psychiatric Association, 1997.
Eighth practice guideline, approved by the American Psychiatric Association, providing a set of patient care stategies developed to assist physicians in clinical decision making.

Caregiving across cultures: working with dementing illness and ethnically diverse populations, by Ramon Valle, Taylor & Francis, 1998.
Offers a cross-cultural, hands-on approach for professionals and care providers who are developing culturally-based techniques to care for people with dementia and their families.

Dementia care mapping: applications across cultures, by Anthea Innes, Health Professions Press, 2002.
Shows how programs around the world are using a unique assessment tool, Dementia Care Mapping (DCM),which is based on person-centered care, to gain a clearer vision of what does or doesn’t work in dementia care programs. Explores both the challenges and benefits of DCM.

Ethnicity and the dementias, 2nd edition, edited by Gwen Yeo and Dolores Gallagher-Thompson, Routledge, 2006.
This second edition provides contributions from leading clinicians and researchers on the epidemiology of dementias by ethnic populations, new information on the assessment of diverse populations, and updates and inclusions of new populations in the management of dementia and working with families. Addressed to practitioners, researchers, and policy makers.

Agitation in patients with dementia: a practical guide to diagnosis and management, edited by Donald Hay et al., American Psychiatric Publishing, 2003.
This concise volume by experts for professionals is a synthesis of the growing body of geriatric psychiatric literature about disturbances in behavior.

Caring for people with challenging behaviors: essential skills and successful strategies in long-term care, by Stephen Weber Long, Health Professions Press, 2005.
Presents a flexible, five-step treatment planning process that can be used to guide informal interventions by individual staff members, as well as formalized interdisciplinary team approaches in the nursing home setting. Uses vignettes of readily recognizable resident types to help staff learn to identify what triggers and reinforces residents’ challenging behavior. Offers solutions for improving behavior, including practical communication techniques and evidence-based psychological approaches.

Individualized dementia care: creative, compassionate approaches, by Joanne Rader, Springer Publishing, 1995.
Guide to understanding, preventing, and redirecting difficult behaviors associated with dementia. Provides a framework for assessing behaviors and creating successful individualized approaches. Emphasizes the importance of examining the environment to see how it can be altered to reduce difficult behaviors.

Management of challenging behaviors in dementia, by Ellen Mahoney and Ladislav Volicer, Ann Hurley, Health Professions Press, 2000.
Discover effective strategies to improve behavioral symptoms in dementia: anxiety, wandering, spatial disorientation, agitation, resistiveness, combativeness, inability to initiate activity, and food refusal.

Alzheimer’s disease: activity-focused care, 2nd edition, by Carly Hellen, Butterworth, 1998.
Guide providing practical and innovative strategies for care of people with Alzheimer’s disease. Written from the viewpoint that activity-focused care promotes cognitive, physical, psychosocial, and spiritual wellbeing. Designed for professionals such as nurses and occupational therapists.

Art of dementia care, by Jane Verity and Daniel Kuhn, Thomson Delmar Learning, 2008.
Practical guide intended for all who provide support, encouragement and care for people with dementia. Promotes a relationship model of care to make a positive difference in the lives of those with dementia. Draws upon examples from common clinical situations to highlight how to practice the art of dementia care through recognition of the limits of people with dementia and promotion of their strengths and abilities.

The Best Friends staff: building a culture of care in Alzheimer’s programs, by Virginia Bell and David Troxel, Health Professions Press, 2001.
The Best Friends approach is designed to improve quality of life for people with dementia and for the staff that cares for them. Features tools for training staff so they can achieve better outcomes and enjoy more rewarding experiences. Includes case studies and ideas from practitioners using the approach.

Comforting the confused, strategies for managing dementia, 2nd edition, by Stephanie Hoffman and Constance Platt, Springer Publishing, 2000.
Intended as a tool for educating primary caregivers who care for people with dementia, this book encompasses a wide range of issues facing long-term care staff, including feeding strategies, falls, use of mechanical restraints, special care units, dying and grieving.

Creating successful dementia care settings, developed by Margaret Calkins, Health Professions Press, 2001.
Four-book series examines critical features of formal care settings that either support people with dementia or create unmanageable barriers to their ability of function successfully. Demonstrates how a resident-centered approach emerges when physical environments and staff care practices are knowledgeably integrated with residents’ needs. Includes:

• Understanding the environment through aging senses, volume 1
• Maximizing cognitive and functional abilities, volume 2
• Minimizing disruptive behavior, volume 3
• Enhancing identity and sense of home, volume 4

Dementia: a positive approach, by Lynne Phair and Valerie Good, Whurr Publishers, 1998.
Presents a positive examination of the care of older people with dementia and offers a practical, knowledge-based perspective that many of the problems associated with dementia can be minimized or resolved through creative management.

Enhancing the quality of life in advanced dementia, by Ladislav Volicer and Lisa Bloom-Charette, Taylor & Francis, 1999.
Provides new and proven techniques to enhance the lives of people with advanced dementia. Describes approaches such as Habilitation, Lifestyle Approach, and Sheltered Workshop and activities such as Bright Eyes, Validation Therapy, Stimulated Presence Therapy, and SNOEZELEN.

Full circle: spiritual therapy for the elderly, by Kevin Kirkland and Howard McIlveen, Haworth Press, 1999.
Describes an interdisciplinary program in a long-term care facility for people with dementia, which brings together music therapy and spiritual practice.

GentlecareTM: changing the experience of Alzheimer’s disease in a positive way, by Moyra Jones, Hartley & Marks, 1999.
Describes a creative, compassionate, and comprehensive approach to caring for people with dementia. Emphasizes the importance of assessment as the key to successful care in both home and institutional settings. Useful for both professionals and laypeople.

Late-stage dementia care: a basic guide, edited by Christine Kovach, Taylor & Francis, 1997.
Written by experts with extensive experience, this book offers direction to long-term care facilities and health care providers on ways to enhance care given to people with late-stage dementia.

Montessori-based activities for persons with dementia, volume 1, edited by Cameron Camp, Menorah Park Center for Senior Living, 1999.
This manual uses Montessori-based activities as a rehabilitation approach to the treatment of dementia. Goals are to provide people with AD and related dementias with tasks that enable them to maintain or improve skills needed in their daily lives, such as eating, preparing simple meals, dressing, and participating in recreational activities, and to provide intellectual stimulation and some amount of challenge.

Montessori-based activities for persons with dementia, volume 2, edited by Cameron Camp, Menorah Park Center for Senior Living, 2006.
This second volume was developed to provide new ideas for activities programming for persons with dementia and other cognitive disorders, such as adults with developmental disabilities. These ideas include: individual and social interaction activities, intergenerational activities, activities for men, subject-based activities, and restorative care/nursing rehabilitation practices.

Past in the present: using reminiscence in health and social care, by Faith Gibson, Health Professions Press, 2004.
Describes the use of reminiscence to help people, including people with dementia, integrate and find meaning in their life experiences.

Special care programs for people with dementia, by Stephanie Hoffman and Mary Kaplan, Health Professions Press, 1996.
Written by experts for professionals in long-term care who care for people with dementia. Identifies ten leading problems facing special care units and provides practical suggestions for dealing with each.

The Validation breakthrough: simple techniques for communicating with people with Alzheimer’stype dementia, by Naomi Feil, Health Professions Press, 2002.
Shows caregivers how they can sidestep conflict and stress by validating expressed feelings rather than focusing on an older person’s confusion. Case studies illustrate how Validation™ can be used to handle outbursts, rummaging, wandering, agitation, and more. A resource for both families and professionals.

There's still a person in there: the complete guide to treating and coping with Alzheimer's, by Michael Castleman, Dolores Gallagher-Thompson and Matthew Naythons, Putnam, 1999.
Guide for people with dementia, caregivers and anyone who must deal with Alzheimer's disease. Case studies provide insights into the stages from diagnosis through progression of the disease. Practical information on new drug therapies, alternative treatments, and tips on evaluating residential facilities as well as an appendix of other resources.

Hospice care for patients with advanced progressive dementia, by Ladislav Volicer and Ann Hurley, Springer Publishing, 1998.
Demonstrates how hospice care leads to improved quality of life for patients with terminal dementia and their families. Reviews clinical problems, including infections, eating difficulties, and behavioral problems. Useful for professionals.

Assessing quality of life in Alzheimer’s disease, edited by Steven Albert and Rebecca Logsdon, Springer Publishing, 2000.
Overviews conceptual and practical issues in the measurement of quality of life for people with Alzheimer’s disease. Discusses methodological issues, the establishment of measures, and the use of these measures with people who have differing degrees of impairment. Proposes solutions, including collaboration among researchers and clinicians.

Dementia and aging: ethics, values, and policy choices, by Robert Binstock, Stephen Post and Peter Whitehouse, Johns Hopkins University Press, 1992.
Experts in gerontology, geriatrics, psychiatry, neurology, nursing, ethics, philosophy, public policy, and law examine the ethical, moral, and policy controversies surrounding dementia.

Ethical issues in dementia care: making difficult decisions, edited by Julian C. Hughes and Clive Baldwin, Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2006.
Considers ethical decisions in the context of relationships, treatment, safety and quality of life, offering practical guidance and advice. Draws on the experiences of family caregivers as well as on existing research and emphasizes the importance of empathy and the need to acknowledge different perspectives in order to reach the best decision for the person with dementia. Discusses the way that decision makers are changed by the decisions they make, and the impact of this on the decision-making process.

Handbook on dementia caregiving: evidence-based interventions for family caregivers, edited by Richard Schulz, Springer Publishing, 2000.
Comprehensive treatment of intervention approaches to dementia caregiving. Reviews existing knowledge and provides a conceptual framework for organizing caregiver interventions of all types. Discusses how to translate intervention research into public policy.

Interventions in dementia care: toward improving quality of life, edited by M. Powell Lawton and Robert Rubinstein, Springer Publishing, 2000.
Reflects on improvements in dementia care and research over the past decade. Interdisciplinary resource for gerontologists, nurses, social workers, and psychologists involved in the care of people with dementia.

Evaluation in Dementia Care, edited by Anthea Innes and Louise McCabe. Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2007.
Both practical and theoretical, this collection of articles sets out the critical role of and application of evaluation in identifying and developing good practice in a range of dementia care settings. Contributors discuss the evaluation of care at different levels and in various settings, particularly long-term care, and cover evaluation methods, ethics, use of technology, and the user’s role in the evaluation process.

36-hour day: a family guide to caring for persons with Alzheimer disease, related dementing illnesses, and memory loss in later life, 3rd edition, by Nancy Mace and Peter Rabins, Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006.
Comprehensive guide to home care of people in all stages of progressive dementing illness. Combines practical advice with specific examples. Includes medical, legal, financial, and emotional aspects of caring for a relative with dementia.

Alzheimer’s early stages; first steps for family, friends and caregivers, 2nd edition, by Daniel Kuhn, Hunter House, 2003.
Resource that covers how to recognize early symptoms, planning for immediate and long-term needs, and tips for caregivers on how to take care of themselves.

Moving a relative with memory loss; a family caregiver’s guide, by Laurie White and Beth Spencer, Whisp Publications, 2000.
Resource for families facing the transition of moving a family member with dementia into long-term care.

Stress reduction for caregivers, by Jodi Olshevski, Anne Katz and Bob Knight, Taylor & Francis, 1999.
Addresses how to help family caregivers manage and reduce their stress level while caring for older people who may have dementia.

What if it's not Alzheimer's: a caregiver's guide to dementia, edited by Lisa & Gary Radin, Prometheus Books, 2003.
Comprehensive guide dealing with frontotemporal dementia (FTD), one of the largest groups of nonAlzheimer’s dementias. Contributors to the book are either specialists in their field or have exceptional hands-on experience working with people with FTD.

Behaviors in dementia: best practices for successful management, by Mary Kaplan and Stephanie Hoffman, Health Professions Press, 1998.
Addressed to professionals in long-term care settings, this resource emphasizes person-centered care and covers a broad spectrum of behavioral domains, including: activity planning, bathing, feeding, family interventions, sexuality, and innovations in behavior management.

Care that works: a relationship approach to persons with dementia, by Jitka Zgola, Johns Hopkins University Press, 1999.
Shows how caregivers can better meet the demanding challenges of their job by building and improving personal relationships with those in their care. Provides information helpful in developing an individual approach and evaluating one’s effectiveness. Useful for both professionals and family members.

Dementia reconsidered: the person comes first, by Tom Kitwood, Open University Press, 1997.
Brings together and elaborates on Kitwood’s landmark theory of dementia and person-centered care in an accessible fashion. Valuable source for all working and researching in the field of dementia care.

Including the person with dementia in designing and delivering care: I need to be me!, by Elizabeth Barnett, Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2000.
Resource for those involved in planning and providing services for people with dementia, which describes why and how to involve their views.

Dementia care: in-service training modules for long-term care, by Jackie Nasso and Lisa Celia, Thomson Delmar Learning, 2007.
Eight modules covering all aspects of specialized dementia care training in a long-term care setting, including anatomy and physiology, basic care principles, daily care, eating challenges, recreation / activities, and common medical problems. The modules can be adapted to either large or small audiences and used to train nursing assistants and other members of a health care team or incorporated into non-nursing forums, such as support groups or informal caregivers. Include lecture materials, objectives, PowerPoint slides, handouts, real-life scenerios, and suggestions for group activities and participation.

Dementia care training manual for staff working in nursing and residential settings, by Danny Walsh, Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2006.
Guide for all staff working face-to-face with people with dementia, whether in nursing, day-care or residential settings. Includes training exercises, discussion points and questions to prompt care workers to reflect on their style of work and modify it to meet best practice guidelines. Useful as a self-training guide by caregivers, either self-paced or under the supervision of a colleague, or by trainers running structured courses on good practice in dementia care. Also useful as a quick reference in daily practice.

Speaking from experience: nursing assistants share their knowledge of dementia care, Cobble Hill Health Center, 1998.
Designed as a tool to encourage creative problem solving among nursing assistants who work with people with dementia. The simple format of the material lends itself to a wide variety of training styles and opportunities—from one minute management tips to establishment of cooperative learning groups. Includes a trainer’s guide with a sample 30-minute session with CNAs.

Teaching dementia care: skill and understanding, by Nancy Mace, with Dorothy Coons and Shelly Weaverdyck. Johns Hopkins, 2005.
Comprehensive teachers’ guide for professionals training dementia caregivers. Includes tools for effective communication between teacher and student, in-depth lesson plans, overheads/handouts, teaching exercises that help modify behaviors, and realistic steps for improving care.

Dementia and wandering behavior: concern for the lost elder, by Nina Silverstein, Gerald Flaherty, and Terri Salmon Tobins. Springer, 2002.
Focuses on specific responses to wandering behavior and describes ways to create a safe environment in the home, community, and care facility. Teaches how to create safer environments that maximize autonomy while minimizing risk for people with dementia.

Evidence-based protocols for managing wandering behaviors, edited by Audrey L. Nelson and Donna L. Algase, Springer, 2007.
Presents and analyzes the latest research on wandering and offers practical assessment and management tools. Topics include prevention of elopement, getting lost, falls, fractures, and the subsequent need for extended care that may result. Emphasizes the difficult and stressful problems of daily care, improving safety, and enabling those with dementia to remain independent longer.

Getting old without getting anxious: conquering late life anxiety, by Peter V. Rabins and Lynn Lauber, Avery Publishing Group, 2005.
Designed to assist older people and their caregivers in overcoming anxiety. Explains how the many changes that occur as a person ages can trigger severe and life-altering anxiety and how late-life anxiety differs from anxiety in younger people. Helps identify disorders and causes and explores options for treatment. Includes stories to encourage and motivate both those suffering from mental illness and their caregivers.

Treating generalized anxiety disorder: evidence-based strategies, tools, and techniques, by Jayne Rygh and William Sanderson, Guilford Press, 2004.
Practical manual providing evidence-based tools and techniques for assessing and treating clients with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). Includes both cognitive-behavioral and supplementary interventions in step-by-step detail, along with illustrative case examples.

Bipolar disorder: a cognitive therapy approach, 1st edition, by Cory Newman, American Psychological Association, 2001.
Source-book of practical guidance on bipolar disorder. Examines the interface between cognitive therapy and pharmacotherapy and provides explicit guidelines for addressing misgivings about taking medications. Presents techniques for managing hypomania and mania, combating suicide, and helping families collaborate more effectively. Touches on stigma. Offers ways for therapists to help boost morale, self-esteem, hope, and resiliency through the therapeutic relationship.

Bipolar puzzle solution: a mental health client's perspective: 187 answers to questions asked by support group members about living with manic-depressive illness, by Bryan Court and Gerald Nelson, Taylor & Francis, 1996.
Written by a person with bipolar disorder, typical questions are followed by in-depth answers. Each topical section also includes an extensive psychiatrist’s response by the co-author, a psychiatrist who has extensive experience working with individuals with bipolar disorder. Subjects cover a broad spectrum, including understanding the illness, treatment, medications, attitudes, acceptance, faith, relationships, support groups, disability, hospitalization, and employment difficulties.

Clinical guide to the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders, edited by Michael B. First and Allan Tasman, Wiley, 2006.
A concise reference providing all the clinically relevant information required to diagnose and treat patients with mental health disorders. Combines the DSM diagnostic criteria with clear, detailed information on treatment options, listing all drugs available for the disorder and giving full clinical management advice.

Dialectical behavior therapy in clinical practice: applications across disorders and settings, edited by Linda Dimeff and Kelly Koerner, Guilford Press, 2007.
Edited by close collaborators of DBT originator Marsha M. Linehan. Presents applications for depression, substance dependence, eating disorders, psychosis, suicidal and assaultive behaviors, and other complex problems. Describes how to implement this evidence-based treatment with adults, adolescents, couples and families, and forensic clients. Includes over a dozen reproducible worksheets and forms.

Distinguishing psychological from organic disorders: screening for psychological masquerade, 2nd edition, by Robert Taylor, Springer Publishing, 2000.
For mental health professionals to use in screening new cases. Practical guide offering methods for spotting brain syndromes masquerading as psychiatric problems. Includes drug-induced organic mental disorders, somatization, problems related to aging, and others. Provides test cases.

Hallucinations: the science of idiosyncratic perception, by Andre Aleman and Frank Laroi, American Psychological Association, 2008.
Reviews the latest research on the cognitive and neural bases of hallucinations. Covers psychosis, as well as brain damage, Charles Bonnet syndrome, dementia, and chemical substance abuse. Integrates recent findings into a cohesive framework and puts forward a comprehensive, multi component model of hallucinations. Discusses treatments, ranging from pharmacotherapy and cognitive therapy to transcranial magnetic stimulation. Includes a comprehensive list of available hallucination questionnaires and scales as a handy clinical assessment resource.

Handbook of clinical psychopharmacology for therapists, 4th edition, by John D. Preston, John H. O’Neal, and Mary C. Talaga, New Harbinger Publications, 2004.
Designed for therapists and other psychological clinicians, this revised and expanded edition offers a concise, practical, thorough overview of the use of psychotropic medications for the treatment of mental health problems in both adults and children and adolescents. Includes updates on new medications, new material on bipolar illness, major depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, borderline personality disorder, and a new chapter on medication and children.

Handbook of comparative interventions for adult disorders, 2nd edition, edited by Michel Hersen and Alan Bellack, John Wiley, 1999.
Looks at psychodynamic, behavioral, and pharmacological approaches to the most common psychiatric disorders, with a comparison of techniques, theoretical differences, treatment strategies, and casehandling procedures. Offers a comparative review of different approaches to specific mental disorders.

Problem-solving therapy: a positive approach to clinical intervention, by Thomas D’Zurilla, Springer, 2006.
This updated edition presents useful advances in problem-solving therapy (PST). Includes research data on social problem solving and adjustment, studies on the efficacy of PST, social problem solving models, and a user-friendly therapist's training manual. Designed as a resource for therapists and counselors to enhance their own problem-solving skills and clinical techniques in order to help their clients improve their lives.

Selecting effective treatments: a comprehensive, systematic guide to treating mental disorders, 3rd edition, by Linda Seligman and Lourie W. Reichenberg, Jossey-Bass, 2007.
Presents a comprehensive, systematic research-based approach to the diagnosis and treatment of all the major mental disorders found in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. Covers pervasive developmental disorders, bipolar disorder, disorders of childhood, schizophrenia spectrum disorders, eating disorders, depression, borderline personality disorder, dual diagnosis, suicide risk factors, and new approaches to treatment.

Comprehensive textbook of geriatric psychiatry, 3rd edition, edited by Joel Sadavoy et al., Norton, 2004.
Desk reference covering the field with 41 chapters, written by experts and addressing topics spread across five sections: the aging process; principles of evaluation; psychiatric disorders of the elderly; treatment; and medical, legal, ethical, and financial issues. Thorough, up-to-date, and authoritative overview of geriatric psychiatry.

Essentials of geriatric psychiatry, edited by Dan G. Blazer, David C. Steffens, and Ewald W. Busse, American Psychiatric Publishing, 2007.
Authored by both psychiatrists and contributors from relevant biomedical and behavioral disciplines. Covers the demography and epidemiology of late-life disorders and physiological considerations of patient care. Includes chapters on laboratory tests and the neuropsychological assessment of dementia. Subsequent chapters address ten of the most prominent psychiatric disorders of the elderly, including late-life depression and somatoform disorders. Chapters end with multiple-choice questions for selfassessment.

Evidence-based behavioral health practices for older adults: a guide to implementation, edited by Sue Levkoff et al. Springer, 2006.
Designed to improve service delivery in the care of older adults, this approach to practice is supported by evidence-based guidelines from experts. Offers knowledge on effective interventions and guidance on how to implement them. Topics include: selecting an evidence-based practice, assessing feasibility, managing quality, creating a culturally grounded practice, assessing and treating depression, anxiety, substance abuse, dementia, and schizophrenia, and creating more sustainable services.

Geriatric mental health care: a treatment guide for health professionals, by Gary Kennedy, Guilford Press, 2000.
Written by a leading geriatric psychiatrist, this book presents detailed recommendations for managing the emotional, behavioral, and cognitive problems most frequently encountered in clinical practice with older adults.

Geriatric neuropsychology: assessment and intervention, edited by Deborah Attix and Kathleen Welsh-Bohmer, Guilford, 2006.
Comprehensive resource covering the many diagnostic and therapeutic issues confronting clinical neuropsychologists and other health care professional who care for older people. Synthesizes intervention with assessment and provides empirical support for using cognitive training, compensatory techniques, and psychotherapeutic interventions for improving mood, behavior, and functional capacity, even in disorders such as dementia where progression is inexorable.

Geropsychiatric and mental health nursing, edited by Karen Devereaux Melillo and Susan Crocker Houde, Jones and Bartlett, 2005.
Addresses the knowledge and skills necessary in the assessment and nursing care of older adults who are experiencing mental health and psychiatric problems of late life. Covers evaluation, diagnosis, psychopharmacology, and behavioral management strategies in nursing care of older adults. Incorporates social, cultural, and policy issues in mental health care and application of theory and research findings to evidence-based practice.

Geropsychological interventions in long-term care, edited by Lee Hyer and Robert Intrieri, Springer, 2006.
Provides insight on psychological issues facing LTC residents for physicians, nurses, social workers, activity coordinators, and therapists. Offers suggestions and strategies, such as Cognitive Behavior Therapy, for improving the LTC system and residents’ physical, psychological, emotional, and social health.

Mental disorders in older adults: fundamentals of assessment and treatment, 2nd edition, by Steven H. Zarit and Judy M. Zarit, Guilford Press, 2006.
This revised and expanded second edition provides foundational knowledge and skills for mental health practice with older adults and their caregivers. Draws on research and clinical expertise to comprehensively address normal aging processes, frequently encountered clinical problems, and effective approaches to evaluation, psychotherapy, family support, and consultation in institutional settings.

Principles and practice of geriatric psychiatry, edited by Marc Agronin and Gebe Maletta, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2006.
Comprehensive, scientifically rigorous, and practical text offers not only clinical science but also a sense of advocacy and a broad social context. Authors include both clinicians and academicians. Covers clinical evaluation, general principles of psychiatric treatment, psychiatric disorders, and associated psychiatric issues, such as Parkinson’s, psychiatric manifestations of medications, and persistent pain.

Psychiatry in the nursing home, 2nd edition, by D. Peter Birkett, Haworth Press, 2001.
Practical guide to the physical, psychiatric, and medical problems of nursing home residents. Includes solutions and suggestions from the author’s own geriatric psychiatry experience and practice. Useful for geriatric physicians and fellows, nurse practitioners, physician’s assistants, nursing home nurses, social workers, and administrators.

Social work with elders: a biopsychosocial approach to assessment and intervention, 2nd edition, by Kathleen McInnis-Dittrich, Allyn & Bacon, 2004.
Examines the basics of a biopsychosocial approach to working with elders. Includes protocols for both traditional and nontraditional interventions. Topics include human behavior in the social environment of elders, spirituality, designing interventions, and diversity regarding gender, race, ethnicity, sexuality, and sexual orientation. Introduces readers to theoretical information on the biopsychosocial functioning of older adults and prepares them to assess that functioning and plan and implement interventions.

Strategies for therapy with the elderly: living with hope and meaning, 2nd edition, by Claire Brody and Vicki Semel, Springer, 2006.
Contends that successful therapy can be done with older people. Cautions therapists that initial reactions to clients may be affected by stereotypes about aging. Designed to be used with people over 60 in nursing homes, those in assisted living, and those living independently. Offers a variety of approaches. Illustrative case examples illuminate successful strategies and interventions.

Behavioral interventions in cognitive behavior therapy: practical guidance for putting theory into practice, 1st edition, by Richard Farmer and Alexander Chapman, American Psychological Association, 2008.
Step-by-step guide to treatment planning, behavioral intervention strategies (such as self-monitoring, behavioral activation, behavioral experiments, exposure therapy, skills training), and innovative approaches (such as acceptance, mindfulness, and a behavioral approach to cognition). Useful across a range of client populations. Provides a behavioral framework that is practical and accessible to clinicians and students with varying degrees of behavioral training.

Cognitive behavior therapy: applying empirically supported techniques in your practice, edited by William T. O’Donohue, Jane E. Fisher, and Steven C. Hayers, Wiley, 2003.
Provides empirically supported techniques that are effective for a wide range of problems, including enuresis, panic disorder, depression, and skills acquisition for the developmentally delayed. Presents 60 chapters on individual therapies for a wide range of problems, such as smoking cessation, stress management, and classroom management. Chapters are authored by experts in their particular treatment approach. Provides tables that clearly explain the steps of implementing the therapy.

Cognitive behavior therapy in clinical social work practice, edited by Tammie Ronen and Arthur Freeman, Springer, 2006.
Handbook designed to provide the training that social workers need to master cognitive behavior therapy. Current, thorough presentation, including traditional and new techniques, such as mindfulness meditation and the use of DBT. Covers anxiety disorders, depression, personality disorders, sexual/physical abuse, substance abuse, grief and bereavement, and eating disorders. Written by social workers for social workers.

Cognitive-behavioral group therapy for specific problems and populations, edited by John White and Arthur Freeman, American Psychological Association, 2000.
Covers the essential hands-on techniques for applying CBT in group settings. Addresses a wide range of clinical problems and populations, all the while presenting specific therapeutic methods. Focuses on ways to enhance group cohesiveness and keep the group on task. Offers an array of clinical vignettes and tips for troubleshooting common problems that arise. Both a primer for new practitioners and a thorough presentation for those familiar with CBT.

Cognitive-behavioral strategies in crisis intervention, 3rd edition, edited by Frank Dattilio and Arthur Freeman, Guilford Press, 2007.
Pragmatic description of effective procedures for working with crisis-prone clinical populations as well as persons struggling with situational crises and stressful life experiences. Shows how carefully planned interventions can help clients weather situations of extreme stress and build needed skills for the future. Describes relevant cognitive-behavioral techniques for dealing with different types of crises, illustrated with in-depth case examples.

Cognitive behaviour therapy with older people, by Ken Laidlaw, Larry W. Thompson, Dolores Gallagher-Thompson, and Leah Dick-Siskin, Wiley, 2003.
Designed for clinicians using cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) with older adults. Topics include building a therapeutic relationship, dealing with stereotypical thinking about aging, setting realistic expectations in the face of deteriorating medical conditions, maintaining hope when faced with difficult life events, and dealing with the therapist's own fears about aging. Includes case studies and practical solutions.

Culturally responsive cognitive-behavioral therapy: assessment, practice, and supervision, edited by Pamela Hays and Gayle Iwamasa, American Psychological Association, 2006.
Describes the application of CBT with people of diverse cultures and discusses how therapists can refine cognitive–behavioral therapy to increase its effectiveness with clients of many cultures. Also describes the use of CBT with older adults, people with disabilities, and gay and lesbian individuals, including examples of people who hold bicultural and multicultural identities. Provides numerous case examples with practical information grounded in an empirically supported theory.

Empowering vulnerable populations: cognitive-behavioral interventions, by Mary Keegan-Eamon, Lyceum Books, 2008.
Presents CB applications as a means of assisting vulnerable populations — people with disabilities; racial, ethnic, and sexual minorities; the elderly; the poor; and women — in attaining empowerment-related goals. Covers CB interventions for specific outcomes — accessing and increasing social resources; acquiring, maintaining, and increasing economic resources; enhancing self- determination; and increasing involvement in macro decision making, including social policy and community and organizational practices.

Treatment of chronic medical conditions: cognitive-behavioral therapy strategies and integrative treatment protocols, 1st edition, by Len Sperry, American Psychological Association, 2009.
Provides focused cognitive–behavioral strategies and integrative treatment protocols for 10 of the most common chronic medical conditions that the psychotherapist is likely to encounter, including arthritis, asthma, cancer, cardiac disease, chronic pain, diabetes, epilepsy, hypertension, irritable bowel syndrome, and lupus. Offers guidelines for dealing with issues such as denial, non-compliance, and challenges to life meaning. Illustrated with case studies.

Assessing and treating late-life depression: a casebook and resource guide, by Michele Karel, Suzann Ogland-Hand and Margaret Gatz, Basic Books, 2002.
Written by clinical geropsychologists for professionals working with older adults experiencing depression. Using illustrative case studies, the authors explore assessment and treatment for minor depression, complicated grief, dysthymia, suicide, chronic illness, chronic pain, dementia, alcohol abuse, PTSD, psychotic episodes, and other issues with depression. Includes appendices with information on medications, screening tools, models of care, and additional resources.

Beating the senior blues: how to feel better and enjoy life again, by Leslie Eckford and Amanda Lambert, New Harbinger Publications, 2002.
Resource for seniors and family members. Useful as a self-help guide or as a tool to facilitate interaction with healthcare professionals in dealing with loss, grief, anxiety, and depression.

Cognitive behavioral workbook for depression: a step-by-step program, by William J. Knaus, New Harbinger Publications, 2006.
Provides clinically proven cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) techniques to recognize and change depressive thinking in an easy-to-use, step-by-step format. This type of CBT, called rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT), was pioneered by Albert Ellis in the 1950’s. The author William Knaus, a close associate of Ellis, develops REBT techniques into a practical and comprehensive self-help workbook.

Depression in late life, 3rd edition, by Dan Blazer, Springer Publishing, 2002.
Provides a comprehensive review of the literature and guidance for professionals who care for older people with depression from a biosocial perspective. Intended for geriatricians, geriatric psychiatrists, psychologists, psychiatric nurses, social workers, and primary care physicians.

Guidelines on depression in older people: practising the evidence, by Robert Baldwin et al., Taylor & Francis, 2002.
Prepared under the auspices of the World Psychiatric Association Sections of Old Age Psychiatry and Affective Disorders. Overview of current evidence and best practices regarding the classification, prevalence, causation and management of depressive disorder as it affects older people.

Interpersonal psychotherapy for depressed older adults, by Gregory A. Hinrichsen and Kathleen F. Clougherty, American Psychological Association, 2006.
Designed to help therapists conduct Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT) with persons 65 years of age and older. Provides a comprehensive review of theory and research as well as practical guidance on clinical interventions. Reviews late life depression's presentation, health consequences, prevalence, interpersonal dynamics, clinical assessment, and treatment. Includes clinical cases to illustrate the use of IPT in each phase of treatment. Makes the case that IPT is especially well suited for older persons.

Psychotherapy for depression in older adults, by Sara Honn Qualls and Bob G. Knight, Wiley, 2006.
First in a new Wiley Series on Geropsychology, this guide was developed in conjunction with the Gerontology Center of the University of Colorado. The guide is a practical resource providing evidencebased treatment approaches for alleviating depression in older adults.

Counseling the culturally diverse: theory and practice, 5th edition, by Derald Wing Sue and David Sue, Jossey-Bass, 2007.
Defines and analyzes the meaning of diversity and multiculturalism. Includes coverage of racial/ethnic minority groups as well as multiracial individuals, women, gays and lesbians, the elderly, and those with disabilities. This edition introduces new research and concepts, discusses future directions in the field, and includes updated references.

Group work and aging: issues in practice, research, and education, edited by Robert Salmon and Roberta Graziano, Taylor & Francis, 2005.
Provides articles about a mutual aid approach to working with diverse groups of older adults with varied needs. Experts and researchers provide case studies, practice examples, and explanation of theory to illustrate this practice method with aging adults, their families, and their caregivers. Includes in-depth information on group work with gay and lesbian elders, caregivers, elders with Alzheimer’s disease, service providers, and special populations such as Latino elders.

Handbook of counseling and psychotherapy with lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender clients, 2nd edition, edited by Kathleen Bieschke, Ruperto Perez, and Kurt DeBord, American Psychological Association, 2007.
This second edition focuses on the complex cultural contexts of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals, the provision of psychotherapy to LGBT clients across a range of presenting concerns, and emerging socio/political issues. Stresses the importance of affirmation with lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender clients throughout.

Mental health issues of older women: a comprehensive review for health care professionals, edited by Victor J. Malatesta, Haworth Press, 2007.
The contributors of these articles allow for differences inherent in this population and focus on conditions clinicians are most likely to encounter, such as changes in cognitive functioning, alcohol use, schizophrenia, depressive disorders, anxiety disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder, complex chronic dissociative disorder, sexual problems, eating disorders, and borderline personality disorders across the life span.

Evidence-based mental health practice: a textbook, edited by Robert E. Drake, Matthew R. Merrens, and David W. Lynde, W. W. Norton & Co., 2005.
A comprehensive textbook that defines evidence-based practice, provides historical background to the concept in the mental health field, and describes evidence-based interventions. Explores some of the complex challenges in implementing these practices. Useful for clinicians that provide services for adults with serious mental illnesses; for consumers and families receiving these services; and for students in counseling, rehabilitation, and social work programs.

Evidence-based psychotherapy: where practice and research meet, edited by Carol Goodheart, Alan Kazdin, Robert Sternberg, American Psychological Association, 2006.
Engages the voices of a broad range of clinical researchers, practitioners, educators, and public policy advocates in a comprehensive discussion of issues and arguments in the current debate about EBP. Chapter authors examine the evolution, politics, treatment approaches and implications of EBP in psychotherapy. The editors tie together the book's themes, discuss their implications, and present conclusions. The final chapter lays out a series of cautions regarding EBP in psychotherapy tied to themes arising in the book.

Handbook of evidence-based psychotherapies: a guide for research and practice, edited by Chris Freeman and Mick Power, Wiley, 2007.
Provides an up-to-date overview of the current evidence-base for psychological therapies and major psychological disorders. Takes a pluralistic approach, covering cognitive and behavioral therapies as well as counseling and humanistic approaches. Expert contributors guide readers through the latest research, taking a critical overview of each practice’s strengths and weaknesses. A final chapter provides an overview for the future.

Handbook of geriatric psychopharmacology, by Sandra Jacobson, Ronald Pies, and David Greenblatt, American Psychiatric Publishing, 2002.
Practical guide for medical professionals and students on the drug treatment of psychiatric disorders in older persons.

Psychotropic drugs and the elderly, by Joel Sadavoy, Norton, 2004.
Designed as a day-to-day clinical guide for physicians and mental health professionals treating the elderly. Provides the depth of knowledge necessary for specialized pharmacotherapy of older people, including comprehensive coverage of all major drug classes.

Psychological treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder: fundamentals and beyond, 1st edition, edited by Martin Antony, Christine Purdon, and Laura Summerfeldt, American Psychological Association, 2007.
Provides practical, step-by-step descriptions of psychological approaches to treating OCD. Describes evidence-based behavioral and cognitive approaches, such as exposure and ritual prevention and cognitive restructuring. Discusses how to apply these strategies with particular presentations of OCD, including fears of contamination; doubting and checking; incompleteness concerns; religious, sexual, and aggressive obsessions; and compulsive hoarding.

Cognitive therapy of personality disorders, 2nd edition. By Aaron Beck, Arthur Freeman, Denise D. Davis and Associates, Guilford Press, 2004.
Presents a cognitive framework for understanding and treating personality disorders. Offers both a comprehensive overview of scientific knowledge and a detailed guide to individualized treatment. Part I lays out the foundations of effective work with this population, and Part II describes the process of cognitive-behavioral therapy for specific disorders. Covers differential diagnosis, case conceptualization, and intervention, with particular attention to therapeutic impasses and how to overcome them.

Personality disorders and the five-factor model of personality, 2nd edition, edited by Paul Costa and Thomas Widiger, American Psychological Association, 2002.
This revised edition of the 1994 resource for researchers and clinicians presents a comprehensive summary of 55 empirical studies published since 1994 on the relationship of the five-factor model (FFM) to personality disorder symptoms. Additional chapters cover history and conceptual background, FFM translations of DSM-III-R and DSM-IV personality disorders, empirical findings on personality disorders from the FFM perspective, application to a variety of populations, use of standardized instruments to assess personality, and usefulness in tailoring treatment to the personality dimensions of clients.

Personality disorders and older adults: diagnosis, assessment, and treatment, by Daniel L. Segal, Frederick L. Coolidge, and Erlene Rosowsky, Wiley, 2006.
Excellent reference for clinicians working with older adults with personality disorders or difficult personality traits. Provides information on diagnosis and assessment, utilizing case histories to illustrate how personality disorders may manifest in late life. Reviews theories about personality disorders and presents treatment recommendations.

Treatment of borderline personality disorder: a guide to evidence-based practice, by Joel Paris, Guilford Press, 2008.
Presents the state of the art in understanding borderline personality disorder (BPD) and distills key treatment principles that therapists need to know. Examines a range of therapies and identifies the core ingredients of effective intervention. Offers specific guidance for meeting the needs of this challenging population, including ways to improve diagnosis, promote emotion regulation and impulse control, maintain appropriate therapeutic boundaries, and deal with suicidality and other crises. Also explains the latest thinking on the causes of BPD and how it develops.

Recovery in mental illness: broadening our understanding of wellness, edited by Ruth Ralph and Patrick Corrigan, American Psychological Association, 2005.
Resource for researchers and mental health planners. Provides a comprehensive analysis of recovery, offering new insights on its role as unifying concept for understanding the course of mental illness. The editors, who are leading researchers on the consumer movement, have assembled scholarly essays examing recovery as both a process and an outcome.

Cultural competence in trauma therapy: beyond the flashback, 1st edition, by Laura Brown, American Psychological Association, 2008.
Shows therapists how to become more sensitive to individual identity when working with clients who have suffered trauma. Explains how culturally sensitive therapists draw upon multiple strategies for treating patients and are aware of both dominant group privilege and of their own identity and culture. Practical in focus, with a variety of case studies illustrating how theoretical constructs can inform assessment and treatment.

Healing crisis and trauma with mind, body, and spirit, by Barbara Rubin Wainrib, Springer, 2006.
Offers educators and practitioners training methods, exercises, and intervention techniques applicable to a gamut of experiences. Introduces newer concepts and their applications such as role play, spirituality, the role of animals in healing, and the concept of forgiveness. Emphasizes a strengths perspective. Describes the "Phoenix Phenomenon", a concept the author developed during the course of her teaching and practice, which articulates and illustrates an inherent ability to use resilience in the process of converting pain into growth.

Trauma among older people: issues and treatment, by Leon Hyer and Steven Sohnle, Taylor & Francis, 2001.
Focuses on the unique considerations of trauma within the older population. Presents a treatment model that addresses the issues of perturbation, education, normalization, coping, and social support. Stresses the importance of maintaining a balance between stable self-capacity and exposure to traumatic memory.

Mindfulness-based elder care: a CAM model for frail elders and their caregivers, by Lucia McBee, Springer, 2008.
An experienced geriatric social worker has taken Jon Kabat-Zinn's Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction program and adapted it to the particular needs of elders, their families, and professional caregivers. She conveys the benefits of mindfulness through meditation, gentle yoga, massage, aromatherapy, humor, and other creative therapies and provides clear, concise instructions for her program, as well as a wealth of anecdotal and experiential exercises, to help readers at all levels of experience.

Positive aging: a guide for mental health professionals and consumers, by Robert D. Hill, W. W. Norton & Co., 2006.
Written for all those concerned about aging, as well as providers of mental health services to older adults. Explores "aging", its history and changing meaning. Delves into the many lifestyle choices we can make to improve our happiness as we grow older. Examines traditional theories of adult development and trajectories of age-related decline. Offers useful strategies for coping with common old-age issues— including cognitive deficits, depression, anxiety, and psychological barriers to happiness. Includes poignant case studies.

Quality of life therapy: applying a life satisfaction approach to positive psychology and cognitive therapy, by Michael B. Frisch, Wiley, 2005.
Tells clinicians how to bring positive psychology techniques to clinical practice and also how to expand their practice to individuals and groups who do not suffer from clinical disorders but want to be happier and more successful in life. The book includes 44 positive psychology growth exercises on CD-Rom, and 148 happiness prescriptions based on the latest research for use in all areas of life that clients may care about. Quality of Life Therapy has been evaluated as successful in two separate clinical trials.

Seven strategies for positive aging, by Robert D. Hill, Norton, 2008.
A practical companion to Robert Hill’s Positive Aging: A Guide for Mental Health Professionals and Consumers, which challenged traditional conceptions and offered a new theoretical framework for understanding the nature of aging. Presents exercises and techniques that are easily accessible to the reader interested in discovering how best to adapt to the aging process. Organized into seven distinct chapters: Learning, Meaning, Wisdom, Belonging, Helping, Gratitude, and Forgiveness. Demonstrates how people can help themselves age productively and positively.

Spiritual growth and care in the fourth age of life, by Elizabeth MacKinlay, Wiley, 2007.
Exploring the spiritual dimension of aging, this book investigates the role of pastoral and spiritual care in helping the frail elderly cope with end-of-life issues. It focuses on the experience of nursing home residents and anecdotes gathered in interviews. It is of interest to nurses, care workers, and pastoral support professionals.

Transformational reminiscence: life story work, by John A. Kunz and Florence Gray Soltys, Springer, 2007.
Using the life story matrix as a framework, the authors and their contributors cover the complexities of reminiscence and life review, techniques and advice for making a personal story public, and the delicate balance of when to focus on content and when the process of telling one's life story can be therapeutic or destructive. Includes practical applications, anecdotes, exercises that help clarify the experiential side of the content, and helpful suggestions that ensure a safe and ethical application of this technique.

Schizophrenia in late life: aging effects on symptoms and course of illness, by Philip D. Harvey, American Psychological Association, 2004.
Describes the history of older people with schizophrenia and gives detailed information about their condition over the past 15 years. This complex group, with histories of unemployment, family chaos, and serious medical problems, needs treatment, housing, and care, but has limited resources of their own. The growing cohort of elderly mentally ill produces a challenge for the geriatrician and for society in general. This book is an informative reference on elderly people with psychosis.

Schizophrenia into later life: treatment, research, and policy, edited by Carl Cohen, American Psychiatric Publishing, 2003.
Points out the increasing number of older persons with schizophrenia and the need to mobilize science and services to meet their needs and their families’ needs. Includes information on biology, imaging, psychosocial approaches, theory, and clinically useful information on diagnosis, medication, psychosocial interventions, and health care financing. Compiled by an expert on social support, aging, and schizophrenia.

On the stigma of mental illness: practical strategies for research and social change, 1st edition, edited by Patrick Corrigan, American Psychological Association, 2005.
Explores the causes and ramifications of mental illness stigma and possible means to eliminate it. Translates basic behavioral research, especially from social psychology, to an issue of prime importance to clinical psychology. Includes practical strategies for dealing with public stigma and self-stigma, including deciding when and how to disclose one's psychiatric history to others. Written by social scientists participating in the Chicago Consortium for Stigma Research.