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III. Age is in the Eye of the Beholder

A Multi-Level Treatment Model for Use with Depressed Elderly Clients

Pages 261-264
Published online: 28 Dec 2017
 
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A transactional analytic humanistic approach for the treatment of depression in older persons is presented. A multi-level therapeutic model of treatment is discussed in detail. Included are: initiation of the therapeutic relationship, specific tools for problem-solving, relationship building, and insight-work; termination, transference, and countertransference issues.

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Cindy Baum-Baicker

Cindy Baum-Baicker, PhD can. in clinical psychology at Temple University, and is staff clinical psychologist at the Philadelphia Geriatric Center, and is in private practice in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.