Does Cognition Predict Treatment Response and Remission in Psychotherapy for Late-Life Depression?  

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Beaudreau, Sherry A. ; Rideaux, Tiffany ; Hara, Ruth O ; Arean, Patricia

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry (keterangan: ada di ClinicalKey) vol. 23 no. 02 (Feb. 2015), page 215–219 .
Topik: Intervention; depressed; older adults; cognitive predictors; treatment outcome; psychological treatments

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Perpustakaan FK Nomor Panggil: A35.K Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada

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Objectives To identify cognitive predictors of geriatric depression treatment outcome. Method Older participants completed baseline measures of memory and executive function, health, and baseline and post-treatment Hamilton Depression Scales (HAM-D) in a 12-week trial comparing psychotherapies (problem-solving vs. supportive; N = 46). We examined cognitive predictors to identify treatment responders (i.e., HAM-D scores reduced by =50%) and remitters (i.e., post-treatment HAM-D score =10). Results Empirically derived decision trees identified poorer performance on switching (i.e., Trails B), with a cut-score of =82 predicting psychotherapy responders. No other cognitive or health variables predicted psychotherapy outcomes in the decision trees. Conclusions Psychotherapies that support or improve the executive skill of switching may augment treatment response for older patients exhibiting executive dysfunction in depression. If replicated, Trails B has potential as a brief cognitive tool for clinical decision-making in geriatric depression.

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