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Behavioral treatment of depression in dementia patients
— a controlled clinical trial | | Author(s) | Linda Teri, Rebecca G Logsdon, Jay Uomoto |
| Journal title | The Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological sciences and social sciences, vol 52B, no 4, July 1997 |
| Pages | pp P159-P166 |
| Keywords | Depression ; Dementia ; Psychiatric treatment ; Clinical surveys ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | The current study is a controlled clinical investigation of two non-pharmacological treatments of depression in patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD). Two active behavioural treatments, one emphasising patient pleasant events and one emphasising caregiver problem solving, were compared to an equal-duration typical care condition and a wait list control. 72 patient-caregiver dyads were randomly assigned to one of four conditions, and assessed pre-, post- and at 6-months follow-up. Patients in both behavioural treatment conditions showed significant improvement in depression symptoms and diagnosis, as compared with the two other conditions. These gains were maintained at 6-month follow-up. Caregivers in each behavioural condition also showed significant improvement in their own depressive symptoms, while caregivers in the two other conditions did not. Results indicate that behavioural interventions for depression are important and effective strategies for treating dementia patients and their caregivers. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-971125269 A |
| Classmark | ENR: EA: LP: 3G: 7T |
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