Therapy: the Healing Relationship (IN: Preventing Elderly Suicide: Overcoming Personal Despair, Professional Neglect, and Social Bias by J Richman)

Basic procedures of the assessment interview, monitoring of depression & response to the therapeutic process are detailed in this chapter. It outlines a 7-phase psychotherapeutic process, summarizes 9 commonalities in treatment of the suicidal elderly, emphasizes a multi-determined approach, & includes case examples. Negative therapeutic reaction, the patient/therapist relationship, transference, countertransference, & ageism are discussed. Measures for managing therapist stress are outlined.