Publication date: Mar 19, 2025
This study is on a type of psychotherapy to treat depression in older adults called Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT-OA). CBT is based on the idea that changing thoughts and behaviours can improve mood. CBT has been shown to treat depression in many types of people. CBT-OA changes the usual approaches used for older adults and offers the therapy in a group settings for 8 weeks, for 2 hours a week. Participants will be randomly (by chance) placed into one of two study groups. One group will receive CBT-OA treatment right away. The other group (Treatment As Usual) will receive standard care from their doctor during the 12-week study period. Both groups will be closely monitored during the study period. The standard care group will be offered CBT-OA in a future session outside of the study.
| Concepts | Keywords |
|---|---|
| Adults | CBT |
| Biopsychosocial | CBT-OA |
| Inpatient | Cognitive Behavior Therapy |
| Recruiting | Depression |
| Week | Major Depression |
| Major Depressive Disorder | |
| Older Adults |
Semantics
| Type | Source | Name |
|---|---|---|
| disease | MESH | Depression |
| drug | DRUGBANK | Methylenedioxyethamphetamine |
| disease | MESH | psychosis |
| disease | MESH | dementia |
| disease | MESH | personality disorders |
| disease | MESH | Major Depressive Disorder |