- Psychiatric Times Vol 27 No 9
- Volume 27
- Issue 9
Psychosocial Interventions for Depressed Older Adults With Cognitive Impairment and Disability
Depression, cognitive impairment, and disability often coexist in older adults. Therefore, to effectively treat late-life depression, clinicians need to evaluate the presence and degree of the patient’s cognitive deficits and level of disability.
Depression, cognitive impairment, and disability often coexist in older adults. Therefore, to effectively treat late-life depression, clinicians need to evaluate the presence and degree of the patient’s cognitive deficits and level of disability.
This article highlights the importance of psychosocial interventions in the treatment of depressed, cogni-tively impaired, and disabled older adults; describes existing psychosocial interventions for this population; and presents a case illustration of problem adaptation therapy (PATH). PATH is a novel home-delivered intervention that aims to reduce both depression and disability in depressed older adults with significant cognitive impairment (including mild to moderate dementia) and disability.1,2
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