Cognitive Behaviour Therapy: How is it Different with Older People?

Cognitive behavioural therapy with older people.

Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is a structured, brief psychological treatment approach with a wide range of applications, including the treatment of psychological disorders that accompany physical illness. Over recent years there has been an expansion in the use of CBT with older people. Knowledge of CBT helps doctors to understand the mechanisms of psychological disorders and to make appr...

Platelet Refractoriness and how it is formed

Abstract Background and Objectives Transfusion of platelet has become one of the main treatments for thrombocytopenic patients to reduce the severity and frequency of bleeding consequences. Failure to attain the desired level of platelets in a patient following platelet transfusion is defined as platelet refractoriness. The purpose of present paper is to review and study the mechanisms involve...

Performing slow vital capacity in older people with and without cognitive impairment--is it useful?

BACKGROUND most patients with moderate cognitive impairment are unable to perform forced spirometry. It has been suggested that slow vital capacity (SVC) is easier to perform than forced vital capacity (FVC) because it requires less understanding and co-ordination. We conducted a study to determine whether that assertion is correct. METHODS we studied 83 inpatients, mean age 83 years (range 6...

Review of “The People Vs Tech: How the Internet is Killing Democracy (and How We Save It)” by Jamie Bartlett

The People Vs Tech: How the Internet is Killing Democracy (and How We Save It) by Jamie Bartlett. New York: Dutton, 2018. 256 pp., £8.99 (p/b), ISBN 978-1785039065.

Is depression really different in older people?