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Nickel, MK; Nickel, C; Lahmann, C; Mitterlehner, FO; Tritt, K; Leiberich, PK; Rother, WK; Loew, TH.
Recovering the ability to function socially in elderly depressed patients: a prospective, controlled trial.
Arch Gerontol Geriatr. 2005; 41(1):41-49
Doi: 10.1016/j.archger.2004.11.001
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- Among elderly patients with depressive disorders, restrictions of the ability to function socially apparently linger long after the depressive symptoms abate. In a 16-week long, prospective, controlled study on 30 elderly, depressed patients who were still living at home (response rate, 93.3%), we wanted to find out whether recovering the ability to function socially takes a different course through integrative treatment than it does subsequent to purely psychopharmacological therapy. We used the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and the Social Adaptation Self-Evaluation Scale (SASS) to measure our results. Both forms of therapy did afford a relatively rapid reduction of depressive symptoms, however, the integrative treatment not only led to a more expeditious reduction of the BDI score [in the fourth week (P<0.05) and starting with the eighth week (P<0.01)] but was also the only one that led to a significant improvement in the ability to function socially [in the 12th week, P<0.05; in the 16th week, P<0.01]. These findings could contribute to improved treatment and rehabilitation of elderly patients, thereby prolonging the periods in their lives in which they can live independently.
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- Aged -
- Depressive Disorder - complications Depressive Disorder - therapy
- Female -
- Geriatric Assessment -
- Germany -
- Humans -
- Prospective Studies -
- Recovery of Function -
- Social Adjustment -
- Statistics, Nonparametric -
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- depression in the elderly
- social functioning
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