Occupational Therapy - The Care Home Activity Project: Does introducing an occupational therapy programme reduce depression in care homes?

Posted on April 11, 2008 by sjennings29

  The Care Home Activity Project: Does introducing an occupational therapy programme reduce depression in care homes? Aging & Mental Health, Volume 11 Issue 1 January 2007 , pages 99 - 107
Abstract:
The primary aim of the study was to test the hypothesis that depression severity in care homes for older people would be [...]

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Dr Alistair Smith, Lancashire Care Foundation Trust - Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Depression in the Elderly

Posted on April 11, 2008 by sjennings29

  Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for recurring depression in older people: A qualitative study, Aging & Mental Health, Volume 11, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 346 – 357
Dr Alistair Smith, L. GRAHAM, & S. SENTHINATHAN Psychological Services, Lancashire Care NHS Trust, 18 Euxton Lane, Chorley, Lancashire PR7 1PS
Abstract:

Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) is a meditation-based intervention designed [...]

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