You don't have to turn back the clock. This powerful workbook will help you redefine the aging process, think flexibly, improve your mental health, and live life to the fullest!
For even the fittest, healthiest, and most vibrant among us, the truth is there are inevitable challenges that come from growing older. Major life transitions such as retirement, the loss of family or a partner, changes in our bodies, and changing social roles in everyday life can lead to feelings of uncertainty, loss of control, and even anxiety and depression. But aging doesn't have to be a negative thing. You can carve out your own path. This book will show you how to live with more vitality and joy--at any age!
The Positive Aging Handbook offers proven-effective, evidence-based skills drawn from cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to help you learn the art of flexible thinking and feel more empowered and engaged with life. You'll discover strategies for managing anxiety and depression, as well as lifestyle tips to help reduce symptoms in the future. You'll also learn how your brain changes as you age, and find a wealth of strategies for managing these changes and making the most of your life.
If the changes you face as you age leave you feeling anxious, sad, or stressed, let this handbook guide you to take charge of your own aging process--and your mental health. You are worth it!
About the Author: Julie Erickson, PhD, is a clinical psychologist and adjunct faculty member in the department of applied psychology and human development at the University of Toronto. Erickson's research interests focus on understanding the epidemiology of mental disorders in late life, reducing barriers to treatment seeking, and optimizing evidence-based psychological treatment for older adults. She offers workshops, seminars, and clinical supervision on cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with older adults. She maintains an active clinical practice focusing on the treatment of middle-aged and older adults. Erickson's research has been published in journals such as Aging & Mental Health, Depression & Anxiety, Clinical Psychology Review, and Cognitive and Behavioral Practice.
Neil A. Rector, PhD, is research scientist at the Sunnybrook Research Institute (SRI), director of the Mood and Anxiety Research and Treatment Program, director of research in the department of psychiatry at the Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, and an affiliate clinical scientist in the Mood and Anxiety Program at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH). Rector was a former staff psychologist and director of the Anxiety Disorders Clinic at CAMH. Rector's research interests focus on the study of cognitive and behavioral mechanisms of vulnerability in the development and persistence of anxiety and mood disorders and their treatment with cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). In addition to having an active CBT practice, Rector trains and supervises psychology and psychiatry students, runs workshops nationally and internationally, and is codirector of the University of Toronto's Continuing Medical Education Intermediate and Advanced CBT courses. He has published more than one hundred scientific publications and book chapters, and is author of seven books.
