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| The role of client choice and target selection in self-management therapy for depression in older adults | | Author(s) | Paul D Rokke, Judith A Tomhave, Zeljko Jocic |
| Journal title | Psychology and Aging, vol 14, no 1, March 1999 |
| Pages | pp 155-169 |
| Keywords | Depression ; Psychiatric treatment ; Consumer choice ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | In a study designed to maximise the effectiveness of treatment by allowing participants to select the target of treatment, 40 depressed older people were randomly assigned to a waiting list control condition or to conditions in which the target of treatment was either chosen or assigned. All participants received self-management therapy and the choice was between changing behaviour or changing cognition. It was found that individually administered self-management therapy was effective in treating depression for older people. There were no differences in outcome between versions of self-management therapy that targeted behavioural or cognitive change. Among those who completed treatment, there were no differences in outcome between those who received a choice and those who did not. Individuals who were given a choice of treatment options, however, were less likely to drop out of treatment prematurely. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-990825209 A |
| Classmark | ENR: LP: WYC: 7T |
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