GROUP COGNITIVE THERAPY AND ALPRAZOLAM IN THE TREATMENT OF DEPRESSION IN OLDER ADULTS
GROUP COGNITIVE THERAPY AND ALPRAZOLAM IN THE TREATMENT OF DEPRESSION IN OLDER ADULTS
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DOI：
10.1037/0022-006x.55.4.550
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发表时间：
1987-08-01
影响因子：
5.9
通讯作者：
LEVENSON, AI
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作者：
BEUTLER, LE;SCOGIN, F;LEVENSON, AI
This study was designed to explore the relative and combined effectiveness of alprazolam (Xanax) and group cognitive therapy among elderly adults experiencing major affective disorder. Fifty-six subjects with Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-III) diagnoses of major, unipolar depression were treated over a 20-week period in one of four groups: alprazolam support, placebo support, cognitive therapy plus placebo support, and cognitive therapy plus alprazolam support. The results revealed that individuals assigned to group cognitive therapy showed consistent improvement in subjective state and sleep efficiency relative to non-group-therapy subjects. No differences between alprazolam and placebo were noted, regardless of whether individuals received group cognitive therapy. Subjects assigned to group cognitive therapy were less likely than their counterparts to prematurely terminate treatment.(PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)
