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Coping With Depression and Anxiety: Preliminary Results of a Standardized Course for Elderly Depressed Women

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 January 2005

Alletta Schimmel-Spreeuw ,
A. Corry G. Linssen  and
Thea J. Heeren
Alletta Schimmel-Spreeuw
Affiliation:
H.C. Rümke Group, Department of Old Age Psychiatry de Coppel, Zeist, The Netherlands.
A. Corry G. Linssen
Affiliation:
H.C. Rümke Group, Department of Old Age Psychiatry de Coppel, Zeist, The Netherlands.
Thea J. Heeren
Affiliation:
H.C. Rümke Group, Department of Old Age Psychiatry de Coppel, Zeist, The Netherlands.
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Abstract

The experiences of 51 elderly depressed female patients with a standardized course “Coping with Depression and Anxiety” were investigated. Preliminary findings concerning the effectiveness of this course in 34 patients who completed the course will also be presented. This course consisted of psychoeducation and skills training. Depressive symptoms were scored by using the SCL-90 depression scale and the Geriatric Depression Scale. Results indicate that patients were very enthusiastic about the course and that there was no need to make major changes in its structure and content. Also, depressive symptoms were significantly reduced after completion of the course, which emphasizes the importance of this psychoeducational program in the treatment of depression in elderly female patients.

Type
Depression
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International Psychogeriatrics , Volume 12 , Issue 1 , March 2000 , pp. 77 - 86
Copyright
© 2000 International Psychogeriatric Association

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