Contributors

Introduction
Patricia A. Are amp aacute n

Building Competencies in Professional Geropsychology: Guidelines, Training Model, and Strategies for Professional Development
Sara Honn Qualls

Cognitive Behavior Therapy and Behavioral Activation for Late-Life Depression
Elizabeth A. DiNapoli, Michael LaRocca, and Forrest Scogin

Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Late-Life Depression
Patrick Raue and Patricia A. Are amp aacute n

Problem Solving Treatment for Late-Life Depression
Rebecca M. Crabb and Patricia A. Are amp aacute n

Evidence-Based Treatment for Late-Life Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Catherine Ayers, Katrina Strickland, and Julie Loebach Wetherell

Exposure Therapy for Late-Life Trauma
Joan M. Cook and Stephanie Dinnen

Brief Alcohol and Drug Interventions and Motivational Interviewing for Older Adults
Derek D. Satre and Amy Leibowitz

Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) for Substance Abuse in Older Populations
Nancy H. Liu and Jason M. Satterfield

Relapse Prevention Treatment for Substance Abuse Disorders in Older Adults
Lawrence Schonfeld and Nicole S. MacFarland

Appendix. Resources for Clinicians

Index

About the Editor

About the Author

Patricia A. Are amp aacute n, PhD, is a professor in the department of psychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco, and a licensed clinical psychologist.

Dr. Are amp aacute n is an international expert on the effectiveness of behavioral interventions for mood disorders, in particular on adapting these interventions for a variety of health and mental health settings (primary care medicine, assisted living, social service, mental health) and more recently on mobile health applications.

Since 994, she has published more than peer-reviewed articles on these topics and has been funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), National Institute on Aging,National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, and the Hartford Foundation. She is currently funded by NIMH to study the effectiveness of brain games and mobile health apps on mood.

Dr. Are amp aacute n's work has won national recognition, resulting in an early career award from APA, a midcareer Award from the National Institutes of Health for her work on disseminating evidence-based practices, and the Award for Achievements in Diversity in Mental Health from the American Association of Geriatric Psychiatry.

Dr. Are amp aacute n currently leads an interdisciplinary research team of researchers from diverse backgrounds, including social work, nursing, psychiatry, family and general medicine, medical sociology, and clinical psychology.

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