PROTECT: A Pilot Program to Integrate Mental Health Treatment Into Elder Abuse Services for Older Women. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • The goal of this pilot program was to test the usefulness of adapted Problem-Solving Therapy (PST) and anxiety management, called PROTECT, integrated into elder abuse services to reduce depression and improve self-efficacy. Depressed women victims were randomized to receive elder abuse resolution services combined with either PROTECT or a mental health referral. At follow-up, the PROTECT group showed greater reduction in depressive symptoms and endorsed greater improved self-efficacy in problem-solving when compared to those in the Referral condition. These preliminary findings support the potential usefulness of PROTECT to alleviate depressive symptoms and enhance personal resources among abused older women.

publication date

  • September 2, 2015

Research

keywords

  • Depressive Disorder
  • Elder Abuse
  • Health Services for the Aged

Identity

PubMed Central ID

  • PMC6528790

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 84947925244

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1177/1077801203259231

PubMed ID

  • 26331553

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 27

issue

  • 4-5