Outcome results of two levels of intervention in low-income women with depressive symptoms.
The effectiveness of 2 levels of intervention in reducing depressive symptoms in women was evaluated using a comparison design for a group condition (6 2-hr weekly sessions) and a minimum individual condition (20-min individual orientation plus psychoeducational material) with pretreatment, posttreatment, and follow-up assessments (93 in the group and 42 in the individual condition). A multivariate analysis of variance showed significant differences, in the expected direction, within the groups but not between conditions. Further comparisons showed a significant reduction from pretreatment to posttreatment and from pretreatment to follow-up assessment. Similar results were found for criteria-related variables (somatic and anxiety symptoms); an increase in self-esteem was observed as well.
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Epidemiology Research Department, Ramón de la Fuente Muñiz National Institute of Psychiatry, Tlapan, México DF. laracan@imp.edu.mx
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D000328:Adult; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000191:economics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011203:Poverty; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome