A controlled evaluation of monthly maintenance Interpersonal Psychotherapy in late-life depression with varying levels of cognitive function

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1110-1113

  Carreira, Kristen ^a   Miller, Mark D ^a,b   Frank, Ellen ^a,b   Houck, Patricia R ^a,b   Morse, Jennifer Q ^a,b   Dew, Mary Amanda ^a,b   Butters, Meryl A ^b   Reynolds III, Charles F ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Advanced Center for Interventions   (United States)

^c John A Hartford Center of Excellence in Geriatric Psychiatry   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive functioning; Interpersonal Psychotherapy; Late life depression; Recurrence prevention

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MATTIS DEMENTIA RATING SCALE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; RECURRENT DISEASE;

AGED; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS, SECOND-GENERATION; COGNITION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PAROXETINE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECURRENCE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 61749092206     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.2031     Document Type: Article

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