Researchers Say Elderly With Depression Not Really Helped With Psychotherapy
March 5th, 2008Recent details have emerged indicating that according to a new review of recent research, the jury is still out on whether psychotherapy can help older people with depression.
Reportedly, drawing from the study, among the small number of patients studied, there were some signs that a treatment called cognitive behavioral therapy could help older patients manage their depression, at least compared to those waiting to start therapy.
Still, on an overall analysis, lead review author Kenneth Wilson, of the University of Liverpool, in England went on record to state that: “the findings do not provide strong support for psychotherapeutic treatments in the management of depression in older people.”
For interested persons, the review of studies appears in the latest issue of The Cochrane Library, a publication of The Cochrane Collaboration, an international organization that evaluates medical research.
Depression is a common but often undiagnosed problem among older people. “A significant proportion of older people with the condition will describe themselves as experiencing a loss of enjoyment and a feeling of ill health rather than sadness or a feeling of depression,” Wilson said.
He goes on to add that in spite of stronger evidence of psychotherapy helping younger people, “several complications make it hard to say whether psychotherapy could be beneficial among older people.”
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