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REHABILITATION PSYCHOLOGY
Volume 51, Issue 1, Pages 13-22Publisher
EDUCATIONAL PUBLISHING FOUNDATION-AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOC
DOI: 10.1037/0090-5550.51.1.13
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depression; treatment; disability; life satisfaction; community activities
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Objective: To evaluate the results of treating major depression in individuals aging with a disability. Design: Pre-post quasi-experimental design with a treatment and comparison group over 6 months. Participants: Participants were people with a disability living in a community in Southern California. Fifty-four participants who accepted treatment were compared with 22 individuals who declined treatment. Interventions: Combination of psychotherapy and antidepressant medication. Measures: Depressive symptoms, life satisfaction, and community activities. Results: Treated individuals improved significantly on all 3 measures. Average depression scores declined 50% (P <.001). There was a nonsignificant 12% decline in the comparison group. Conclusion: These results suggest that depression is treatable in this population. Studies that overcome obstacles to randomized clinical trials are needed.
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