Nickel, Marius K. and Nickel, C. and Lahmann, C. and Mitterlehner, F. O. and Tritt, Karin and Leiberich, Peter K. and Rother, W. K. and Loew, Thomas H. (2005) Recovering the ability to function socially in elderly depressed patients: a prospective, controlled trial. ARCHIVES OF GERONTOLOGY AND GERIATRICS, 41 (1). pp. 41-49. ISSN 0167-4943,
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Among elderly patients with depressive disorders, restrictions of the ability to function socially apparently linger long after the depressive symptoms abate. In a 16-week long, prospective, controlled study on 30 elderly, depressed patients who were still living at home (response rate, 93.3%), we wanted to find out whether recovering the ability to function socially takes a different course through integrative treatment than it does subsequent to purely psychopharmacological therapy. We used the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and the Social Adaptation Self-Evaluation Scale (SASS) to measure our results. Both forms of therapy did afford a relatively rapid reduction of depressive symptoms, however, the integrative treatment not only led to a more expeditious reduction of the BDI score [in the fourth week (P < 0.05) and starting with the eighth week (P < 0.01)] but was also the only one that led to a significant improvement in the ability to function socially [in the 12th week, P < 0.05; in the 16th week, P < 0.011. These findings could contribute to improved treatment and rehabilitation of elderly patients, thereby prolonging the periods in their lives in which they can live independently. (c) 2004 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | OLDER-ADULTS; LATER LIFE; HEALTH; SYMPTOMS; EXERCISE; depression in the elderly; social functioning; treatment; integrative psychotherapy |
| Subjects: | 600 Technology > 610 Medical sciences Medicine |
| Divisions: | Medicine > Abteilung für Psychosomatische Medizin |
| Depositing User: | Dr. Gernot Deinzer |
| Date Deposited: | 07 May 2021 04:42 |
| Last Modified: | 07 May 2021 04:42 |
| URI: | https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/35897 |
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