1980). Also adding to the increase has been the improved mortality of ethnic minorities living in the United States and an increase in the number of adult immigrants sponsoring aging parents to come to the United States and live with them.Several empirical and case studies suggest that cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) is effective with older adults (Gatz et al., 1998;Knight & Satre, 1999). CBT modified to accommodate older adults has been effective for late-life depression (
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