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| A systematic review and meta-analysis of group psychotherapy for sub-clinical depression in older adults | | Author(s) | Murali Krishna, Abhijit Honagodu, Rajgopal Rajendra |
| Journal title | International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 28, no 9, September 2013 |
| Publisher | Wiley Blackwell, September 2013 |
| Pages | pp 881-888 |
| Source | www.orangejournal.org |
| Keywords | Depression ; Psychiatric treatment ; Therapy ; Group work ; Behaviour modification ; Evaluation. |
| Annotation | Studies investigating the effectiveness of group psychotherapy intervention in sub-threshold depression have shown varying results with differing effect sizes. A systematic review of randomised controlled trials of group psychotherapy in older adults with sub-threshold depression was conducted to present the best available evidence in relation to its effect on depressive symptomatology and the prevention of major depression. Following a trawl through the literature four clinical trials met the full inclusion criteria. Group cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) was found to be an effective intervention for reducing depressive symptoms in older adults with sub-threshold depression in comparison to waiting list. Computerised CBT was at least as effective as group CBT in reducing depressive symptoms. The benefit of group CBT at follow-up was not maintained. Group psychotherapy did not appear to reduce the risk of depressive disorder during follow-up. There were fewer drop outs from group psychotherapy when compared with control conditions. Overall these findings demonstrate that group psychological interventions in older adults with sub-threshold depression have a significant effect on depressive symptomatology which is not maintained at follow-up. Group psychotherapy does not appear to reduce the incidence of major depressive disorders. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-130830223 A |
| Classmark | ENR: LP: LO: IGG: LODM: 4C |
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