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Life review therapy using autobiographical retrieval practice for older adults with depressive symptomatology
Contact Information
Keywords
Juan Pedro Serrano juanpedro.serrano@uclm.es
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Abstract
The aim of this study was to examine the efficacy of life review based on autobiographical retrieval practice for treating depressed older adults. Forty-three adults aged 65-93 with clinically significant depressive symptomatology and no dementia were randomly assigned to treatment or to no treatment. The results indicated significant differences between experimental and control groups after 4 weeks of autobiographical retrieval practice. At posttest, those in the treatment condition showed fewer depressive symptoms, less hopelessness, improved life satisfaction, and retrieval of more specific events. The findings suggest that practice in autobiographical memory for specific events may be among the components of life review that account for its effectiveness and could be a useful tool in psychotherapy with older adults.
Citation
Serrano, J. P., Latorre, J. M., Gatz, M., & Montanes, J. (2004). Life review therapy using autobiographical retrieval practice for older adults with depressive symptomatology. Psychology and aging, 19(2), 270–277. https://doi.org/10.1037/0882-7974.19.2.270
DOI
10.1037/0882-7974.19.2.270
Model
Human
Conent Area
Juan Pedro Serrano
EWB-Related Construct
(1) goal pursuit; (2) life satisfaction; (3) positive affect; (4) quality of life; (5) sense of meaning
Study Design
Species or Study Population
(5) RCT
Sex (%Female)
Intervention: 82.6%
Control: 70.0%
Age (Mean, SD)
Intervention: 75.8, 8.1
Control: 78.4, 7.3
Younger Controls?
No
Longitudinal Data?
Yes
Sample Size
43
Interventions
Life review therapy
Ethnicity (%white)
not stated (Spain)
Inclusion Criteria
Individuals had to have clinically significant symptoms of depression (as determined by a score of 16 or higher on the Center for Epidemiological Studies—Depression [CES–D; Radloff, 1977] scale); had to show no evidence of dementia (as determined by a score of 28 or higher on the Mini-Mental State Examination [Mini Exa´men Cognoscitivo, MEC; Lobo, Ezquerra, Go´mez Burgada, Sala, & Seva-D´ıaz, 1979]); and could not be receiving pharmacological treatment for depression.
Exclusion Criteria
People who scored below 28 on the Mini Exa´men Cognoscitivo were excluded.
EWB Measures
Life Satisfaction Index
Non-EWB Behavioral
Measures
Center for Epidemiological Studies—Depression
The Beck hopelessness instrument
Physiological Measures
N/A
Brain IMaging Modality
Brain IMaging Paradigm
N/A
Brain Region/Circuit
N/A
Biological Measures
N/A
Other Neural Measures
Data Availability?
No
Data Avalability Details
N/A
Diagnostic Measures