Psychotherapie im Alter

Mental health strategies in old age necessitate inter-professional and inter-disciplinary approaches. Changes in mobility and comorbidity as well as the increasing demand of daily assistance cause challenges to the old age health care. Early disease...

The specialized treatment of an experienced trauma and its psychopathological consequences in old age can make the identification and treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in older adults a challenge. Additionally, the early...

The author’s master program »Gerontological Sciences« discussed primarily technical and theoretical subjects. The application of the knowledge and the practical work missed out. Therefore, he decided to work in practice for a certain period of...

Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, mental distress has increased in older people. Transdiagnostic factors such as trauma, personality traits, mentalization and emotion regulation are relevant for the development and maintenance of mental...

The introduction of the alternative DSM-5-model of personality disorders and the latest changes regarding the ICD-11 point out the implementation of dimensional personality models in terms of classification systems. This movement predestines for a...