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A support group for the depressed elderly

Author(s) -

Ong YongLock,

Martineau Frances,

Lloyd Christa,

Robbins Ian

Publication year - 1987

Publication title -

international journal of geriatric psychiatry

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.28

H-Index - 129

eISSN - 1099-1166

pISSN - 0885-6230

DOI - 10.1002/gps.930020210

Subject(s) - intervention (counseling) , referral , depression (economics) , medicine , psychology , gerontology , physical therapy , psychiatry , nursing , economics , macroeconomics

The setting up a support group for depressed elderly patients on discharge from hospital reduced the re‐referral and readmission rate for these patients as compared with a control group not offered this therapeutic intervention. Further studies are required to substantiate this finding. However, there are many apparent clinical advantages of running such a group and this therefore should be considered as a practical form of intervention with the depressed elderly.

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