“…CBT has been proven efficacious for the treatment of depression and anxiety disorders (Gould, Coulson, & Howard, 2012a;2012b;Laidlaw & Thompson, 2014;Pinquart, Duberstein, & Lyness, 2007;Scogin & Shah, 2012) in older adults. Furthermore, case studies and empirical reviews indicate that cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and schema therapy (ST) are applicable for the treatment of PDs in later life (Bizzini, 1998;Dick & Gallagher-Thompson, 1995;James, 2003James, , 2008Van Alphen, 2010;Van Alphen et al, 2015).…”