Abstract
This chapter draws upon work with older women referred to an NHS psychology department. Many of the women had longstanding psychiatric histories and would present from time to time with a crisis. But both old and new referrals had an identified psychological problem for which their referrer sought a psychological, as opposed to a psychiatric, intervention. Depression was the most frequent diagnosis although its expression in each was always quite unique.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution.
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
Bibliography
Cohen, N. (1982) ‘On loneliness and the aging process’, International Journal of Psycho-Analysis, 63:149–55.
Erikson, E. (1950) Childhood and Society, Pelican, London.
Erikson, E. (1959) Identity and the Life Cycle: Psychological Issues, Pelican, London.
Grotjahn, M. (1965) ‘Analytic psychotherapy with the elderly’, Psycho-analysis, 42:419–27.
Hess, N. (1987) ‘King Lear and some of the anxieties of old age’, British Journal of Medical Psychology, 60:209–15.
Hildebrand, H. (1982) ‘Psychotherapy with older patients’, British Journal of Medical Psychology, 55:19–28.
Jaques, E. (1965) ‘Death and middle life crisis’, International Journal of Psycho-Analysis, 46:502–14.
King, P. (1974) ‘Notes on the psychoanalysis of older patients’, Journal of Analytic Psychology, 19:22–37.
King, P.(1980) ‘The life cycle as indicated by the nature of the transference in the psychoanalysis of the middle-aged and the elderly’, International Journal of Psycho-Analysis, 61:153–9.
Searles, H. (1961) ‘Schizophrenia and the inevitability of death’, in Collected Papers on Schizophrenia and Related Subjects, Hogarth Press, London 1965.
Segal, H. (1958) ‘Fear of death: notes on the analysis of an old man’, International Journal of Psycho-Analysis, 39, 1:178–81.
Zoja, L. (1983) ‘Working against Dorian Gray: analysis and the old’, The Society of Analytical Psychology, 28:51–64.
Editor information
Copyright information
© 1997 Barbara Daniel
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Daniel, B. (1997). Working with older women. In: Lawrence, M., Maguire, M., Campling, J. (eds) Psychotherapy with Women. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-25615-0_11
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-25615-0_11
Publisher Name: Palgrave, London
Print ISBN: 978-0-333-60974-3
Online ISBN: 978-1-349-25615-0
eBook Packages: Palgrave Religion & Philosophy CollectionPhilosophy and Religion (R0)