Abstract
Although there is substantial evidence for the effectiveness of life-review as an early treatment of depression in later life, most trials evaluated group interventions. Therefore, this presentation focuses on a large randomized controlled trial (N=174) that evaluated life-review therapy as a self-help intervention with e-mail counseling. The guided selfhelp intervention was compared with care-as-usual and a minimal intervention including expressive writing. Effects were examined directly, three months, and nine months after the intervention. Results showed that the intervention alleviates depressive symptoms and is effective in strengthening positive mental health. These effects remained three months and nine months after the intervention. Besides, moderator analyses showed that the intervention is broadly applicable. These results indicate that life-review therapy can also be successfully implemented
as a guided self-help intervention. The next step will be to evaluate whether a self-help life-review intervention can be implemented successfully as online intervention.
as a guided self-help intervention. The next step will be to evaluate whether a self-help life-review intervention can be implemented successfully as online intervention.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 539-539 |
| Number of pages | 1 |
| Journal | The Gerontologist |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue number | Suppl. 1 |
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| Publication status | Published - 20 Nov 2013 |
| Event | 66th Annual Scientific Meeting of The Gerontological Society of America 2013: Optimal Aging Through Research - New Orleans, United States Duration: 20 Nov 2013 → 24 Nov 2013 Conference number: 66 |