TY - JOUR
T1 - Anti-depressant medication and depressive thought processes among older adults
AU - O'Rourke, Norm
AU - Beattie, B. Lynn
AU - Hayden, Sherri
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was supported by a grant from the National Health Research Development Program (NHRDP) of Health Canada (Project No. 6610-2140-55). The remaining data used to conduct comparative analyses collcctcd under the auspices of the Canadian Study of Health and Aging (CSHA). This study was funded by the Seniors' Independence Research Program also administered by NHRDP (h'o. 6606-3954 MC(S)). The CSHA was coordinated through the University of Ottawa and the Canadian Government's Laboratory Centre for Disease Control.
PY - 1996/11/26
Y1 - 1996/11/26
N2 - A consistent body of research suggests that depressive symptoms recur rapidly following termination of pharmacotherapy. The present study hypothesized that this phenomenon is a function of the continued operation of depressive attributional processes. Compared to interventions which directly target depressive cognitions, persons treated solely with medication may relapse sooner as these thought processes remain unaltered. Three groupings of older adults were recruited for the present study. Support was obtained for initial hypotheses as specific negative attributional constructs are elevated among anti-depressant users as compared to control subjects (globality and stability). These results are discussed relative to the hopelessness theory of depression.
AB - A consistent body of research suggests that depressive symptoms recur rapidly following termination of pharmacotherapy. The present study hypothesized that this phenomenon is a function of the continued operation of depressive attributional processes. Compared to interventions which directly target depressive cognitions, persons treated solely with medication may relapse sooner as these thought processes remain unaltered. Three groupings of older adults were recruited for the present study. Support was obtained for initial hypotheses as specific negative attributional constructs are elevated among anti-depressant users as compared to control subjects (globality and stability). These results are discussed relative to the hopelessness theory of depression.
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U2 - 10.1300/J018v17n02_02
DO - 10.1300/J018v17n02_02
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0029830790
SN - 0731-7115
VL - 17
SP - 3
EP - 14
JO - Clinical Gerontologist
JF - Clinical Gerontologist
IS - 2
ER -