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Sections on collective stories and the child as storyteller explain how children can be inspired to compose their own tales that offer opportunities to practise self-expression and negotiation

ointments and other treatments can help her skin to feel better and lets readers know about other ways she can be helped and supported

It provides a much-needed step in the theoretical underpinning of the expressive therapies

The authors' approach is based on theoretical analysis and explores attachment theory

Depression in Later Life Groups) Sections on collective stories andThis accessible and authoritative book provides an invaluable guide to identifying, treating and preventing depression in later life. Jill Manthorpe and Steve Iliffe take a multidisciplinary approach and employ both medical and psycho social models of depression. The medical model is used to identify symptoms, make diagnoses and work towards optimal treatment. Psycho social perspectives provide insight into the scale and complexity of the condition