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Psychosocial Treatments for Major Depression and Dysthymia in Older Adults: A Review of the Research Literature
Author(s) -
Zalaquett Carlos P.,
Stens Andrea N.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
journal of counseling and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.805
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1556-6676
pISSN - 0748-9633
DOI - 10.1002/j.1556-6678.2006.tb00395.x
Subject(s) - psychosocial , depression (economics) , psychiatry , psychology , population , clinical psychology , medicine , environmental health , economics , macroeconomics
Older adults represent a growing segment of the population with the highest suicide rate and an increasing need of counseling services for major depression and dysthymia. The present study examined the literature with the purpose of identifying research addressing psychosocial treatments of depression in later life. A summary of treatments currently supported by research as being efficacious when treating older individuals experiencing depression or dysthymia is presented. Limitations of the findings are discussed.