Aging, Mental Health, and Demographic Change: Challenges for Psychotherapists

Professional Psychology: Research and Practice

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 601-608

  Laidlaw, Ken ^a   Pachana, Nancy A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

cognitive behavior therapy; demographic change; geropsychology; lifespan development; psychotherapy

Indexed keywords

EID: 72949088369     PISSN: 07357028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0017215     Document Type: Article

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