Solicitation of Elderly Depressives for Treatment Outcome Research: A Comparison of Referral Sources

Researchers have disagreed about whether clients solicited for treatment in therapy outcome studies are comparable to clients who became involved in treatment through more traditional channels. This study evaluates differences between elderly subjects solicited by traditional, semitraditional, and n...

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Published in:Journal of consulting and clinical psychology 1985-08, Vol.53 (4), p.552-554
Main Authors: Breckenridge, Julia Steinmetz, Zeiss, Antonette M, Breckenridge, James N, Gallagher, Dolores, Thompson, Larry W
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Biological and medical sciences
Demographic Characteristics
Depression (Emotion)
Depressive Disorder - therapy
Experimentation
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Geriatrics
Human
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Professional Referral
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Psychotherapeutic Outcomes
Psychotherapy
Referral and Consultation
Sampling (Experimental)
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Summary:Researchers have disagreed about whether clients solicited for treatment in therapy outcome studies are comparable to clients who became involved in treatment through more traditional channels. This study evaluates differences between elderly subjects solicited by traditional, semitraditional, and nontraditional methods for a clinical trial of psychotherapy for unipolar depression. Demographics, treatment history, pretreatment status, treatment completion, and outcome were examined across referral source categories. No significant differences were observed. The use of the media for subject recruitment may be especially beneficial in providing educational information to an elderly population that has been said to be reluctant to seek psychological services.
ISSN:0022-006X
1939-2117
DOI:10.1037/0022-006X.53.4.552