Repr. 2009

Includes bibliographical references and index.

a Working effectively with older people: knowledge & skills -- Basic gerontology for cognitive therapists -- CBT with older people: evidence for its effectiveness & barriers to its use -- Cognitive behavioural model for older people and its application to case formulation in CBT -- Cognitive therapy for late life depression -- CBT for late life depression -- Behavioural techniques -- Dealing with negative thoughts -- Changing core beliefs and assumptions -- Cognitive therapy with special issues -- Anxiety, worry, panic disorder and older people -- Insomnia/sleep disturbances -- Physical illness, disability & depression -- Post stroke depression -- Depression and anxiety in dementia -- Final thoughts -- What to do when your patient says... -- Future directions: innovations in practice.