Using problem solving therapy to treat veterans with subsyndromal depression: A pilot study

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 29, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 1255-1261

  Kasckow, J ^a,c   Klaus, J ^b   Morse, J ^c   Oslin, D ^b,d   Luther, J ^a   Fox, L ^a   Reynolds, C ^c   Haas, G L ^a,c  

^a VISN 4 MIRECC   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Mental health functioning; Problem solving therapy; Veteran

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIET RESTRICTION; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; HAMILTON DEPRESSION RATING SCALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PILOT STUDY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROBLEM SOLVING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHORT FORM 36; SOCIAL PROBLEM; SUBSYNDROMAL DEPRESSION; VETERAN; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DIET; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOTHERAPY;

AGED; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DIET; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PILOT PROJECTS; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOTHERAPY; VETERANS;

EID: 84912052921     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.4105     Document Type: Article

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