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| Adapting CBT using a compassionate mind approach with older people who experience dementia and depression | | Author(s) | Paul Green |
| Journal title | PSIGE Newsletter, no 99, Spring 2007 |
| Publisher | Psychologists' Special Interest Group in Elderly People - PSIGE, British Psychological Society, Spring 2007 |
| Pages | pp 5-8 |
| Source | http://www.psige.org.uk |
| Keywords | Psychiatric treatment ; Dementia ; Depression ; Older men ; Case studies ; Kirklees. |
| Annotation | Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) may be adapted in various ways to meet the needs of older people who are depressed. The author illustrates his formulation of CBT with a case study of a man aged 81 with depression following a diagnosis of dementia who attended his day clinic in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire. The compassionate mind approach used in conjunction with CBT aims to persuade the client to challenge the negative perceptions he has of himself and to make use of his abilities. Although largely anecdotal, this article outlines points covered in therapy sessions, also the setting up of the Gentlemen's Club. Among themes that emerged from this informal group for men with memory problems were the acceptance of losses and of help, and being "normal". (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-070521203 A |
| Classmark | LP: EA: ENR: BC: 69P: 88D |
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