Nicole Cabanel1, Bernd Kundermann1, Martin Hautzinger2, Wiebke Hornig1, Heike Kuhl1, Christoph Mirk1, Kira Pankoke1, Frank Petrak3, Robert Schmidtner4, Matthias J Müller1.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Depression in old age is common but patients are rarely treated in specialized units implementing a psychotherapeutic treatment approach.
METHODS: A multiprofessional behavioral therapy program (MVT) for inpatient treatment of depressive elderlies was conceptualized, implemented and evaluated at a specialized unit of a hospital for psychiatry and psychotherapy.
RESULTS: Preliminary analyses indicated that various behavioral group interventions were well accepted by patients.
CONCLUSIONS: The implementation of a psychotherapeutic therapy program specifically designed for depressed elderly inpatients is feasible and could be more broadly applied to improve clinical practice for this patient group. © Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York.
OBJECTIVE: Depression in old age is common but patients are rarely treated in specialized units implementing a psychotherapeutic treatment approach.
METHODS: A multiprofessional behavioral therapy program (MVT) for inpatient treatment of depressive elderlies was conceptualized, implemented and evaluated at a specialized unit of a hospital for psychiatry and psychotherapy.
RESULTS: Preliminary analyses indicated that various behavioral group interventions were well accepted by patients.
CONCLUSIONS: The implementation of a psychotherapeutic therapy program specifically designed for depressed elderly inpatients is feasible and could be more broadly applied to improve clinical practice for this patient group. © Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York.
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Year: 2015
PMID： 26158712 DOI： 10.1055/s-0035-1552675
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Psychiatr Prax ISSN： 0303-4259