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Cognitive behavioural psychotherapy — a comparison between younger and older adults in two inner city mental health teams
Author(s)	D A Walker, M Clarke
Journal title	Aging & Mental Health, vol 5, no 2, May 2001
Pages	pp 197-199
Source	http://www.tandfonline.com
Keywords	Psychiatric treatment ; Age groups [elderly] ; Adults ; Urban areas ; Comparison.
Annotation	An older adult mental health service is compared with a younger adult service in terms of the range of referrals, outcomes, attendance rates and length of time in therapy. The range of disorders referred was a wide mix of anxiety disorders and depression. There were no significant differences in therapy outcomes, apart from home adjustment measures, where older people showed greater improvement. Younger adults showed significantly higher rates of non-attendance, and had higher drop-out rates. Possible reasons for this are discussed. Cognitive behavioural psychotherapy (CBT) appeared effective in both age groups; however, older people were treated more quickly, due to a higher attendance rate. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-010702224 A
Classmark	LP: BB: SD: RK: 48
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