Common themes and issues in geriatric psychotherapy

Affiliations

¹ Dr. Atiq is Clinical Chief Resident and Dr. Gillig is Professor and editor of the Psychotherapy Rounds series-Both from the Department of Psychiatry, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio.

Rafay Atiq. Psychiatry (Edgmont). 2006 Jun.

. 2006 Jun;3(6):53-6.

¹ Dr. Atiq is Clinical Chief Resident and Dr. Gillig is Professor and editor of the Psychotherapy Rounds series-Both from the Department of Psychiatry, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio.

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Keywords: elderly; geriatric; psychotherapy.

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