TY - BOOK ID - 78109096 TI - Clinician's guide to interpersonal psychotherapy in late life : helping cognitively impaired or depressed elders and their caregivers PY - 2009 SN - 0190261544 019970029X 9780190261542 9780199700295 9780195382242 0195382242 PB - Oxford, [England] ; New York, New York : Oxford University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Depression in old age. KW - Psychotherapy. KW - Older people KW - Elder care KW - Eldercare KW - Psychagogy KW - Therapy (Psychotherapy) KW - Mental illness KW - Clinical sociology KW - Mental health counseling KW - Depression in the aged KW - Late-life depression KW - Depression, Mental KW - Geriatric psychiatry KW - Care. KW - Treatment UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:78109096 AB - Cognitive impairment in older adults usually progresses slowly and is caused by a variety of brain diseases, most commonly Alzheimer's disease. The resulting memory loss and impaired executive function call for therapeutic strategies that will optimize functioning. Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Cognitive Impairment (IPT-ci), builds upon traditional IPT to improve coping ability and help older patients and their caregivers manage the effects of cognitive impairment, particularly in the early phase when behavior changes are often misunderstood. IPT-ci can also provide a template for long term ER -