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Keeping conceptualizations simple: Examples with family carers of people with dementia

Charlesworth, GM; (2004) Keeping conceptualizations simple: Examples with family carers of people with dementia. Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy , 32 (4) 401 - 409. 10.1017/S1352465804001596. Green open access

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Abstract

This paper forms the second in a series of three articles on conceptualizations of older people's distress. The focus is on simple and concrete "mini-formulations" that keep the amount of information in them to a minimum, yet retain explanatory and predictive power. Such formulations can be used as the basis for action plans for intervention, while avoiding overburdening the cognitive capacity of the client or therapist. Simple linear and cyclical models are described, as are cognitive triad and dyad models. The uses of "mini-formulations" for group and individual settings are illustrated in a case example of a lady caring for her husband who has dementia.

Type: Article
Title: Keeping conceptualizations simple: Examples with family carers of people with dementia
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1017/S1352465804001596
Publisher version: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1352465804001596
Language: English
Additional information: © 2004 British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies
Keywords: conceptualization, formulation, complexity, older adults, caregiving, dementia, EXPRESSED EMOTION, DEPRESSION, THERAPY
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Div of Psychology and Lang Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Div of Psychology and Lang Sciences > Clinical, Edu and Hlth Psychology
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/88498
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