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Casebook of Clinical Geropsychology: International Perspectives on Practice. By Nancy A. Pachana, Ken Laidlaw, and Bob G. Knight. (Eds.) (2010). (New York: Oxford. 319pp. ISBN: 978-0-19-958355-3).
The world's population is ageing. As people grow older, this stage of human life also brings in a wide range of challenges including specific age- related psychological/mental health issues. As baby boomers reach their peak age, and as the average longevity is increasing across the globe, the mental health professionals need to enhance their knowledge and skills in the management of age related issues. Geropsychology, a field of psychology, is aimed at addressing these age-specific issues and it provides comprehensive approaches in the delivery of health care to older persons, their families and to the care systems. It outlines skills in assessment, intervention approaches and management of complex issues across a range of psychosocial issues. Geropsychology offers a multiplex of challenges to clinicians in understanding as well as in the management of a wide range of complex issues. Geropsychology not only aims at dealing with age-related clinical conditions, but it also focuses on strategies for enhancing general wellbeing and quality of life of older adults.
The current volume entitled "Casebook of Clinical Geropsychology: International Perspectives on Practice" is edited by Nancy A....