TY - JOUR AU - Hyer, Lee PY - 2008/08/24 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - New Wine in Old Bottles: The Transdiagnostic Model in the Case of Geoffrey JF - Pragmatic Case Studies in Psychotherapy JA - PCSP VL - 4 IS - 3 SE - Case Study DO - 10.14713/pcsp.v4i3.938 UR - https://pcsp.nationalregister.org/index.php/pcsp/article/view/938 SP - 44-69 AB - <span style="color: black">This reaction to the &ldquo;Case of Geoffrey&rdquo; by Dr. Jan Mohlman et al. (2008) highlights its use of a state-of-the-art, clinical combination of the transdiagnostic model and empirically supported, cognitive-behavioral therapies in the treatment of an older adult with multiple problems.<span>&nbsp; </span>I comment on Dr. Mohlman et al.&rsquo;s creative use of cognitive rehabilitation, as a necessary adjunct to both anxiety and depression in the elderly, and, more generally, on Dr. Mohlman&rsquo;s et al.&rsquo;s unerring use of tactics, strategies, and interventions with Geoffrey. <span>&nbsp;</span>More specifically, I comment on: (1) the context of aging, both as it applies and serves as background to treatment in later life; (2) evidence-based practice of psychological and psychiatric treatments, as necessary for psychotherapy for older adults; (3) common factors of treatment in Dr. Mohlman et al.&rsquo;s case that address aging-related issues in therapy which require case-specific alterations that they <span>&nbsp;</span>creatively considered, applied and monitored; and (4) a discussion of what was missing or lacking in Dr. Mohlman et al.&rsquo;s approach. Their case of Geoffrey should serve as a model for graduate teaching in psychotherapy for older adults.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt"></span> ER -