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@article{citeulike:3766606, abstract = {Depression and anxiety are the most common psychiatric conditions in late life. Despite their prevalence, we know relatively little about their unique manifestation in older adults. And, Although the most common intervention for late-life depression and anxiety continues to be medication, research on psychosocial interventions for late-life depression and anxiety has burgeoned in the past several years. Unfortunately, this growing body of intervention research has yet to be widely translated into improved systems of care for late-life depression. This article is one step toward synthesizing the knowledge in this growing area of research. The review of literature presents the conclusions of several meta-analyses that have reviewed psychosocial interventions for late-life depression and anxiety. In addition, intervention studies concerning the effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy, interpersonal therapy, reminiscence therapy, and alternative therapies with depressed and/or anxious older adults are reviewed. A brief description of various approaches to psychosocial intervention with anxious and/or depressed older adults is also presented.}, author = {Adamek, M. E. and Slater, G. Y.}, citeulike-article-id = {3766606}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18924392}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=18924392}, issn = {0163-4372}, journal = {Journal of gerontological social work}, keywords = {anxiety, cognition, depression, review}, pages = {153--189}, posted-at = {2008-12-10 05:07:01}, priority = {4}, title = {Depression and anxiety.}, url = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18924392}, volume = {50 Suppl 1}, year = {2008} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:3766606 L3 - citeulike-article-id:3766606 N2 - Depression and anxiety are the most common psychiatric conditions in late life. Despite their prevalence, we know relatively little about their unique manifestation in older adults. And, Although the most common intervention for late-life depression and anxiety continues to be medication, research on psychosocial interventions for late-life depression and anxiety has burgeoned in the past several years. Unfortunately, this growing body of intervention research has yet to be widely translated into improved systems of care for late-life depression. This article is one step toward synthesizing the knowledge in this growing area of research. The review of literature presents the conclusions of several meta-analyses that have reviewed psychosocial interventions for late-life depression and anxiety. In addition, intervention studies concerning the effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy, interpersonal therapy, reminiscence therapy, and alternative therapies with depressed and/or anxious older adults are reviewed. A brief description of various approaches to psychosocial intervention with anxious and/or depressed older adults is also presented. JF - Journal of gerontological social work SN - 0163-4372 EP - 189 TI - Depression and anxiety. VL - 50 Suppl 1 SP - 153 KW - anxiety KW - cognition KW - depression KW - review AU - Adamek, ME AU - Slater, GY PY - 2008/// UR - http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18924392 ER -