title: Faith-based cognitive behavioral therapy: easing depression in the elderly with cognitive decline.
abstract: Minimizing depression in residential aged care facilities is a formidable challenge but doing so may improve quality of life and protect against dementia. A pilot project with residents with cognitive decline and concurrent depression tested the suitability of a faith-based cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) intervention in reducing participant levels of depression, offering promising results.
authors.affiliation: Australian National University, Canberra.
authors.forename: Dagmar M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Ceramidas
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001155:Art Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D002835:Christianity; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D003704:Dementia / Q000451:nursing* / Q000628:therapy; D003863:Depression / Q000451:nursing* / Q000628:therapy; D005851:Geriatric Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D010865:Pilot Projects; D015397:Program Evaluation