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An evaluation of personal construct therapy for the elderly
Author(s) -
Viney Linda L.,
Benjamin Yvonne N.,
Preston Carol A.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
british journal of medical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.102
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 2044-8341
pISSN - 0007-1129
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8341.1989.tb02808.x
Subject(s) - feeling , psychology , anger , anxiety , clinical psychology , group psychotherapy , competence (human resources) , psychotherapist , depression (economics) , psychiatry , social psychology , economics , macroeconomics
Short‐term personal construct therapy was implemented with a group of elderly people, and its effects on their psychological states evaluated using content analysis scales. The states of these elderly were compared with those of two groups, one of well‐functioning elderly and the other a group of elderly who were matched with the psychotherapy group for age, sex and type of chronic illness. Neither control group had psychotherapy. When compared with the fully functioning group immediately after therapy, the psychotherapy group showed less anxiety and depression. When compared with the matched group on follow‐up 12 weeks later, they showed less anxiety, depression and indirectly expressed anger, and more feelings of competence as well as other good feelings.