title: Life review therapy using autobiographical retrieval practice for older adults with clinical depression.
abstract: The aim of this experiment was to examine the efficacy of life review based on autobiographical retrieval practice for treating depression in older adults. Thirty-seven clinically depressed older adults aged 64-83, who were also receiving pharmacological treatment, were randomly assigned to life review therapy or to a placebo condition with supportive therapy. Results indicated decreased depression for both conditions, with no significant differences between the two therapies. There was some indication of greater gain in production of specific memories among those in life review therapy. Patients who produced higher numbers of specific memories decreased their depression scores at a faster rate.
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, 02006 Albacete, Spain. juanpedro.serrano@uclm.es
authors.forename: Juan Pedro
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Serrano Selva
authors.forename: José Miguel
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Latorre Postigo
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ros Segura
authors.forename: Beatriz
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Navarro Bravo
authors.forename: María José
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Aguilar Córcoles
authors.forename: Marta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nieto López
authors.forename: Jorge Javier
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Ricarte Trives
authors.forename: Margaret
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gatz
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003376:Counseling; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients / Q000523:psychology; D008297:Male; D061212:Memory, Episodic; D011939:Mental Recall; D008875:Middle Aged; D033262:Narration; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D011788:Quality of Life; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000928:Antidepressive Agents