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How effective are psychotherapeutic and other psychosocial interventions with older adults?
— a meta-analysis | | Author(s) | Martin Pinquart, Silvia Sörensen |
| Journal title | Journal of Mental Health and Aging, vol 7, no 2, Summer 2001 |
| Pages | pp 207-244 |
| Keywords | Psychiatric treatment ; Reliability ; Evaluation ; Research Reviews. |
| Annotation | Meta-analysis was used to synthesise the effects of 122 psychosocial and psychotherapeutic intervention studies with older adults (median age 55 years). Cognitive behavioural therapy had above-average effects on depression and other self-ratings of subjective well-being (SWB). Control-enhancing interventions had above-average effects on non-depression SWB measures. Individual interventions were more effective than interventions in groups, as were interventions with depressed compared to interventions with non-depressed older people. A combination of therapists' high general qualifications and specialised training in working with older people was associated with an above average effect size. Effects of intervention on depression were weaker for older than younger individuals. Nevertheless, improvements in depression were also statistically significant on the oldest group (median age 77). There was no age-associated decline in intervention effects on other measures of SWB (e.g. life satisfaction, morale). (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-010927202 A |
| Classmark | LP: 5HC: 4C: 3A:6KC |
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