THE POSTTREATMENT ILLNESS COURSE OF DEPRESSION IN BEREAVED ELDERS - HIGH RELAPSE RECURRENCE RATES/

Authors
PASTERNAK RE PRIGERSON H HALL M MILLER MD FASICZKA A MAZUMDAR S REYNOLDS CF
Citation
Re. Pasternak et al., THE POSTTREATMENT ILLNESS COURSE OF DEPRESSION IN BEREAVED ELDERS - HIGH RELAPSE RECURRENCE RATES/, The American journal of geriatric psychiatry, 5(1), 1997, pp. 54-59
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Geiatric & Gerontology",Psychiatry
Journal title
The American journal of geriatric psychiatry → ACNP
ISSN journal
10647481
Volume
5
Issue
1
Year of publication
1997
Pages
54 - 59
Database
ISI
SICI code
1064-7481(1997)5:1<54:TPICOD>2.0.ZU;2-9
Abstract
Losing close attachments through death in late life is common and can lead to depression. Previous work has shown the clinical benefits of t reating these depressions. This article describes the 2-year course of 53 elderly subjects with bereavement-related depression after respond ing to various treatments. Forty-six patients experienced a full respo nse to acute treatment, but 36% experienced relapse or recurrence. Thi s finding suggests that the treatment response in depressed bereaved o lder patients is more brittle than expected.