PROTECT: A Pilot Program to Integrate Mental Health Treatment Into Elder Abuse Services for Older Women.
The goal of this pilot program was to test the usefulness of adapted Problem-Solving Therapy (PST) and anxiety management, called PROTECT, integrated into elder abuse services to reduce depression and improve self-efficacy. Depressed women victims were randomized to receive elder abuse resolution services combined with either PROTECT or a mental health referral. At follow-up, the PROTECT group showed greater reduction in depressive symptoms and endorsed greater improved self-efficacy in problem-solving when compared to those in the Referral condition. These preliminary findings support the potential usefulness of PROTECT to alleviate depressive symptoms and enhance personal resources among abused older women.
a Department of Psychiatry , Weill Cornell Medical College , White Plains , New York , USA.
Jo Anne
JA
Sirey
a Department of Psychiatry , Weill Cornell Medical College , White Plains , New York , USA.
Ashley
A
Halkett
a Department of Psychiatry , Weill Cornell Medical College , White Plains , New York , USA.
Stephanie
S
Chambers
b New York City Department for the Aging , New York , New York , USA.
Aurora
A
Salamone
a Department of Psychiatry , Weill Cornell Medical College , White Plains , New York , USA.
Martha L
ML
Bruce
a Department of Psychiatry , Weill Cornell Medical College , White Plains , New York , USA.
Patrick J
PJ
Raue
b New York City Department for the Aging , New York , New York , USA.
Jacquelin
J
Berman
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D004552:Elder Abuse / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006299:Health Services for the Aged; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010865:Pilot Projects; D020377:Self Efficacy; D012944:Social Support
depression; elder abuse; interdisciplinary practice; mental health; women