title: Comparative efficacy of cognitive and behavioral bibliotherapy for mildly and moderately depressed older adults.
abstract: The efficacy of bibliotherapy for mildly and moderately depressed older adults was examined. Cognitive bibliotherapy and behavioral bibliotherapy were compared with a delayed-treatment control condition. Results indicate that the two experimental conditions were superior to the control condition, but that the cognitive and behavioral bibliotherapies were nondifferentially efficacious. Sixty-six percent of the subjects demonstrated clinically significant change. There were no specific effects associated with either the cognitive or the behavioral interventions. Treatment gains were maintained at 6-month follow-up. The implications of bibliotherapy for geriatric depression as an alternative or adjunct to traditional treatments are discussed.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Scogin
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Jamison
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gochneaur
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D001638:Bibliotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D003071:Cognition; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male