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| Behavioral treatment of depression in predominantly African-American medical patients | | Author(s) | Peter A Lichtenberg, Michael L Kimbarow, Patricia Morris, Stephen J Vangel |
| Journal title | Clinical Gerontologist, vol 17, no 2, 1996 |
| Pages | pp 15-33 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Depression ; Black African ; In-patients ; Rehabilitation ; Behaviour modification ; Occupational therapists ; Training [welfare work] ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | The efficacy of behavioural treatment for depression in older adult medical rehabilitation inpatients was tested by comparing two groups that received behavioural treatment with a no treatment control group. In one treatment group, an experienced geropsychologist provided behavioural treatment, whilst in the other, trained occupational therapists provided behavioural treatment (n=13 in each group). Compared to the no treatment group (n=11) depression was significantly reduced in both treatment groups. In addition, functional recovery of ADL (activities of daily living) skills was significantly better in the occupational therapy led group than in the no treatment group. The behavioural treatment protocol, method of training occupational therapists and significance of the results are discussed. |
| Accession Number | CPA-970310007 A |
| Classmark | ENR: TKF: LF7: LM: LODM: QTR: QW: 7T |
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