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Thought suppression and treatment outcome in late-life depression
Author(s)	M Z Rosenthal, J S Cheavens, J S Compton
Journal title	Aging & Mental Health, vol 9, no 1, January 2005
Pages	pp 35-39
Source	http://www.tandfonline.com
Keywords	Depression ; Emotions ; Psychiatric treatment ; United States of America.
Annotation	Severity of depression, age of onset, and thought suppression were examined as predictors of treatment outcome. Measures were taken pre-treatment, post-treatment, and at 6 month follow-up in 34 depressed older people receiving the treatment protocol described by Lynch et al (Dialectical behaviour therapy for depressed older adults; American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 11, 33-45, 2003). Severity and chronicity of depression and higher levels of thought suppression were associated with higher depressive symptoms 6 months after treatment. Findings are consistent with research suggesting that severity and chronicity of depression predict poor clinical outcomes. These results also provide preliminary evidence that the tendency to cope with unwanted thoughts by deliberate attempts to not experience such thoughts may be an important pre-treatment predictor of outcome among depressed older people. Larger studies are needed to explore whether suppression mediates long-term recovery from depression. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-050203218 A
Classmark	ENR: DL: LP: 7T
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