Comparative Effectiveness of Social Problem-Solving Therapy and Reminiscence Therapy as Treatments for Depression in Older Adults

Compared effects of problem-solving therapy (PST), reminiscence therapy (RT), or waiting-list control (WLC) on 75 randomly assigned older adults diagnosed with major depressive disorder. At posttreatment, both PST and RT conditions produced significant reductions in depressive symptoms, compared wit...

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Published inJournal of consulting and clinical psychology Vol. 61; no. 6; p. 1003
Main Author Arean, Patricia A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.12.1993
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Aged
Counseling Techniques
Depression (Psychology)
Depressive Disorder - psychology
Depressive Disorder - therapy
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Geriatric Assessment
Humans
Male
Mental Recall
Middle Aged
Older Adults
Outcomes of Treatment
Personality Inventory
Problem Solving
Psychotherapy
Psychotherapy - methods
Reminiscence
Socioenvironmental Therapy - methods
Treatment Outcome
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ISSN0022-006X
DOI10.1037/0022-006x.61.6.1003

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Summary:Compared effects of problem-solving therapy (PST), reminiscence therapy (RT), or waiting-list control (WLC) on 75 randomly assigned older adults diagnosed with major depressive disorder. At posttreatment, both PST and RT conditions produced significant reductions in depressive symptoms, compared with WLC group, and PST participants experienced significantly less depression than RT subjects. (Author/NB)
ISSN:0022-006X
DOI:10.1037/0022-006x.61.6.1003