| Title | Impact of close family members on older adults' early response to depression treatment. | | Author(s) | Martire LM, Schulz R, Reynolds CF, Morse JQ, Butters MA, Hinrichsen GA | | Institution | Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. | | Source | Psychol Aging 2008 Jun; 23(2):447-52. | | Abstract | This study of 130 depressed older adults and their spouses or adult children examined the impact of caregiver burden specific to patients' depressive symptoms on patients' response to antidepressant treatment. Primary care patients completed medical, psychiatric, and neuropsychological assessments prior to treatment, and interviews were conducted with their identified family member. As hypothesized, caregivers' depression-specific burden predicted greater depression severity for the patient at the 6th week of treatment after accounting for patients' pretreatment characteristics, caregivers' depressive symptoms, and caregivers' relationship satisfaction. Future research may identify family attitudes and behaviors that stem from burden and compromise older adults' ability to recover from depression. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2008 APA, all rights reserved). | | Language | eng | | Pub Type(s) | Journal Article
| | PubMed ID | 18573018 |
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