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| Attitudes towards psychotherapy with older people among trainee clinical psychologists | | Author(s) | K M Lee, P J Volans, N Gregory |
| Journal title | Aging & Mental Health, vol 7, no 2, March 2003 |
| Pages | pp 133-141 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Clinical psychologists ; Teaching hospitals ; Psychiatric treatment ; Attitudes to the old of general public ; Cross sectional surveys. |
| Annotation | Traditionally, mental health professionals have been described as "reluctant therapists" in relation to working with older clients. A legacy of pessimism towards psychotherapy with this group has been traced back to Freud's assertion that older people are no longer educable. The extent to which these views continue to influence today's therapists remains unclear. In this study of the attitudes of trainee clinical psychiatrists towards older people, a cross-sectional postal survey design was used, data being analysed by content analysis. 371 trainees responded, representing 83% of the total population of trainees in the UK. Most of them thought that work with older people provided the opportunity to apply psychological knowledge and skills, although therapists needed to respond differently when working with an older person. Factors to take into account included cognitive decline and physical health problems. The trainees described a number of rewards and challenges associated with working with older people. The responses suggest that although a significant minority of trainees continue to hold some negative stereotypes about therapeutic work with older people, positive attitudes are also clearly evident. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-030806206 A |
| Classmark | QT9A: V6: LP: TOB: 3KB |
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