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Depression in holocaust survivors
— profile and treatment outcome in a geriatric day hospital program | | Author(s) | David K Conn, Diana Clarke, Robert van Reekum |
| Journal title | International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol l5, no 4, April 2000 |
| Pages | pp 331-338 |
| Keywords | Depression ; War ; Day hospitals ; Canada. |
| Annotation | The profile of depressive symptoms and the outcome of treatment in holocaust survivors (HS) versus non-Holocaust Survivors (NS) attending a Canadian psychiatric day hospital programme for depression were evaluated retrospectively using a clinical database. Some 24% of the study population were HSs. The HS group was more likely to receive a diagnosis of major depressive disorder or episode as one of their diagnoses. The HS group, in particular those survivors who had been in ghettos or in concentration camps, were more likely to be given a diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Both groups showed improvement from baseline in their ratings of depression on the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS) and Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) at time of discharge. However, there were no significant differences between the groups in terms of their depression ratings either at admission, at discharge, or in their degree of improvement. As regards the "profile" of depression, the HS group displayed more "insight" than the NS group, who scored higher on the Mattis Dementia Rating Scale compared to the HS group even when education co-varied; language may be an important influence, though. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-000823205 A |
| Classmark | ENR: VMC: LDD: 7S |
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