Adapting interpersonal psychotherapy for older adults at risk for suicide

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 87-98

  Heisel, Marnin J ^a,b,c   Talbot, Nancy L ^c   King, Deborah A ^c,d   Tu, Xin M ^c   Duberstein, Paul R ^c  

^a WESTERN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b LAWSON HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^d Veterans Health Administration VISN 2 Center of Excellence for Suicide Prevention   (United States)

Author keywords

Interpersonal Psychotherapy; IPT; meaning in life Received; psychological well being; psychotherapy; suicide; suicide ideation; treatment

Indexed keywords

PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; CANADA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL PSYCHOTHERAPY; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL PATIENT; MOOD DISORDER; OUTPATIENT CARE; PILOT STUDY; PRETEST POSTTEST DESIGN; PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; PSYCHOPHARMACOTHERAPY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SECONDARY ANALYSIS; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; HUMAN RELATION; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SATISFACTION; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEPRESSION; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84928068345     PISSN: 10647481     EISSN: 15457214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2014.03.010     Document Type: Article

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