ArticleThe American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry2021
Improvements in Functional Disability After Psychotherapy for Depression Are Associated With Reduced Suicide Ideation Among Older Adults.
Article in The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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- Beyond maintaining safety: Examining the benefit of emotion-centered problem solving therapy added to safety planning for reducing late life suicide risk.Contemporary clinical trials · 2023Trial
- Problem-solving therapy for suicide prevention outcomes in the VA's suicide prevention 2.0 clinical telehealth program.Journal of behavioral medicine · 2026Article
- Bibliometric and visual analysis of suicide in aged people over the past 20 years.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- Childhood Parental Emotions and Depression Among Middle-Aged and Elderly Chinese: The Mediating Role of Adverse Childhood School Neighborhood Friendship Experiences.Depression and anxiety · 2025Article
- Depression in persons with disabilities: a scoping review.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Risk factors for suicidal behaviour in late-life depression: A systematic review.World journal of psychiatry · 2022Article
- Problem-Solving Therapy Effects on Suicidal Ideation: The Role of Reduction in Functional Disability.The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry · 2021Article
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objectiveTo evaluate the association between changes in functional disability and suicide ideation among older adults following psychotherapy for depression.
methodsSixty-five participants (65-91 years old, 72% White, and 66% female) with depression completed 12 sessions of problem solving therapy (PST) and completed measures of disability (WHO Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0) and suicide ideation (Geriatric Suicide Ideation Scale [GSIS]) at baseline and post-treatment.
resultsHierarchical linear regressions found that reductions in functional disability were associated with overall reductions in suicide ideation on the GSIS (F[4,60] = 4.06, p < 0.01), particularly with the Loss of Worth GSIS subscale (F[4,60] = 7.86, p < 0.001, ΔR
conclusionsResults suggest decreased functional disability following depression treatment is associated with decreased suicide ideation, especially thoughts regarding loss of worth. These results highlight the potential for treatments that reduce functional disability (e.g., PST) to reduce risk of suicide among older adults.
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