Treating late-life depression with interpersonal psychotherapy in the primary care sector

2007 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 106-114 ◽  
Author(s):  
Herbert C. Schulberg ◽  
Edward P. Post ◽  
Patrick J. Raue ◽  
Thomas Ten Have ◽  
Mark Miller ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Late Life ◽  
Interpersonal Psychotherapy ◽  
Late Life Depression ◽  
Primary Care Sector

scholarly journals A controlled evaluation of monthly maintenance interpersonal psychotherapy in late-life depression with varying levels of cognitive function

2008 ◽  
Vol 23 (11) ◽  
pp. 1110-1113 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristen Carreira ◽  
Mark D. Miller ◽  
Ellen Frank ◽  
Patricia R. Houck ◽  
Jennifer Q. Morse ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Function ◽  
Late Life ◽  
Interpersonal Psychotherapy ◽  
Late Life Depression ◽  
Controlled Evaluation

scholarly journals Adaptation of problem-solving therapy for primary care to prevent late-life depression in Goa, India: the ‘DIL’ intervention

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 1420300
Author(s):  
Amit Dias ◽  
Fredric Azariah ◽  
Miriam Sequeira ◽  
Revathi Krishna ◽  
Jennifer Q. Morse ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Late Life ◽  
Late Life Depression ◽  
Problem Solving Therapy

Late-Life Depression and Mental Health Services in Primary Care

2002 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 134-140 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deborah Banazak Wagenaar ◽  
Maureen A. Mickus ◽  
Kris A. Gaumer ◽  
Christopher C. Colenda
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Primary Care ◽  
Mental Health Services ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Late Life ◽  
Late Life Depression

Interpersonal psychotherapy

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philip Wilkinson
Keyword(s):  
Care Management ◽  
Psychological Treatment ◽  
Late Life ◽  
Interpersonal Psychotherapy ◽  
Evidence Base ◽  
Role Transition ◽  
Late Life Depression ◽  
Management Interventions ◽  
Social Theories ◽  
Complicated Bereavement

Interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT) is a structured psychological treatment developed for the management of depressive disorder that has been further refined and evaluated in the treatment of older adults. IPT is based on attachment, communication and social theories and focuses on the interpersonal origins and effects of depression. In this chapter, the delivery of IPT is described and illustrated with a case example. The four possible foci in IPT (complicated bereavement, role transition, interpersonal disputes, and interpersonal deficits) are explained. The evidence base for the efficacy of IPT in late-life depression is reviewed, including the Maintenance Therapies in Late Life Depression trials. Newer applications, including care management interventions and the treatment of anxiety, are described.

scholarly journals The prognosis of depression in late life versus mid-life: implications for the treatment of older adults

2005 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 533-538 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hari Subramaniam ◽  
Alex J. Mitchell
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Primary Care ◽  
Nursing Homes ◽  
Late Life ◽  
Clinical Excellence ◽  
Late Life Depression ◽  
Medical Settings ◽  
Nice Guidelines ◽  
Primary Care Settings

Depression in late life is extremely common. Of those aged 65 years or older, 2–5% have syndromal depression, but up to 20% of elderly people have depressive symptoms (Horwath et al., 2002). Both syndromal and subsyndromal depression carry a high risk of long-term complications and both are associated with elevated risks of morbidity and mortality (Penninx et al., 1999). Despite repeated alerts, depression is consistently under-recognized in acute medical settings, in nursing homes and in primary care (Volkers et al., 2004). For reasons that are inadequately understood, late-life depression seems to be under-treated to an even greater extent than depression in mid-life (Mackenzie et al., 1999). This issue is particularly important, given that effective and safe treatments for depression are available (Bartels et al., 2003), even though the evidence regarding maintenance therapies in older people is inconsistent (Geddes et al., 2003; Wilson et al., 2003). Recent evidence suggests that a package of care can improve the care of older depressed patients in primary care settings (Bruce et al., 2004) and in nursing homes (Ciechanowski et al., 2004). This has led to the development of several clinical guidelines specifically for late-life depression (Baldwin et al., 2003; Charney et al., 2003; Lebowitzet al., 1997). Yet, in the recent National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidelines for the management of depression in primary and secondary care, no distinction was made between early, middle and late-life depression (Malone and Mitchell, 2005).

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