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Aging, depression, and wisdom
— a pilot study of life-review intervention and PTSD treatment with two groups of Vietnam veterans | | Author(s) | Lori R Daniels, James Boehnlein, Phillip McCallion |
| Journal title | Journal of Gerontological Social Work, vol 58, no 4, May-June 2015 |
| Publisher | Taylor and Francis, May-June 2015 |
| Pages | pp 420-426 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Armed Forces ; War ; Vietnam ; Ageing process ; Neuroses ; Depression ; Stress ; Advisory services [elderly] ; Group work ; Memory and Reminiscence ; Therapy. |
| Annotation | Vietnam War veterans are a sometimes overlooked subgroup of the ageing baby boomer generation. 40 years after the war ended, war veterans still seek out counsellors from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA or Vet Center) in order to assist with traumatic stress symptoms. However there are currently no specific age-related protocols for treating older war veterans suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), nor have established PTSD interventions incorporated gerontology content for these older trauma survivors. This pilot study juxtaposed life review within regular PTSD group counselling for 12 Vietnam veterans at a community-based Vet Center using a partial crossover design. The Life Review and Experiencing Form (LREF) structured the delivery of the life review component. T-tests and repeated measures ANOVA were used to examine depression and self-assessed wisdom outcomes using measures previously tested with older adults. Findings suggest that life review prior to PTSD group therapy has clinical benefits for reducing symptoms of depression and increasing self-assessed wisdom. The study illuminates the possible relationship of traumatic stress symptom effects on the natural reminiscing process for older veterans and provides insights into methods for more age-appropriate treatment for trauma survivors participating in Vet Center and/or VA programmes nationwide. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-150619221 A |
| Classmark | VMM: VMC: 7HM: BG: EN: ENR: QNH: IT: IGG: DB: LO |
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