Integrative and instrumental reminiscence therapies for depression in older adults: Intervention strategies and treatment effectiveness

Watt, Lisa; Cappeliez, Philippe

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“…Positive results of life review therapy in this research are consistent with the results obtained by Watt and Cappeliez (2000), Mearcker (2009) who reported the effectiveness of life review therapy in people with PTSD and also with the results obtained by Kazemian and Delavar [15] who reported the effectiveness of life review therapy in increasing general health of self-treatment drug addicts. Moreover, this finding is in line with the results of Kazemian [15] indicating the effectiveness of life review therapy in reducing the anxiety of young girls whose parents were divorced.…”

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“…In this regard, it could be argued that life review therapy leads to optimum results faster compared to old and clinical interviews, because the client is aware of the content of personal memories and there is no need to learn a new skill [14]. Weiss (2010) compared life review group therapy with other group therapies and reported the superiority of its therapeutic power over other group therapies.…”

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Effectiveness Life Review on Life Satisfaction among Adolescents under the Supervision of Qazvin Well-Being Center

Esmaeili¹,

Usefynezhad²

2016

OJPsych

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Objective: The aim of this study was to determine Effectiveness Life Review on Life Satisfaction among Adolescents under the Supervision of Qazvin Well-being Center 2012-2013. Method: This study was a quasi-experimental research including experimental and control groups with a pretest-posttest design. The statistical population consisted of all 12 -18 years old male students who were nurtured in Qazvin Well-being Center, among whom 16 individuals were selected through applying purposive sampling method and were randomly divided into experimental and control groups with equal number of subjects. The investigation was done using Diener's (1985) Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) Questionnaire. The experimental group received life review therapy in 6 sessions (90 minutes per session). Data were analyzed by using Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA), using SPSS software. Results: Results indicated that life review therapy was effective in increasing male adolescents' life satisfaction living in the welfare center. Conclusion: Life review therapy improves quality of life and life satisfaction; therefore, this treatment can be used as an effective method to improve the living conditions of young people.

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Effectiveness Life Review on Life Satisfaction among Adolescents under the Supervision of Qazvin Well-Being Center

Esmaeili¹,

Usefynezhad²

2016

OJPsych

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“…People experiencing integrity note that confl icts cause pain but such pain is confi ned to that specifi c relationship. The participants in disconnection/ alienation seem to constantly relive bitterness, that is, they live an obsessive reminiscence (Wang, Hsu, & Cheng, 2005;Watt & Cappeliez, 2000) through excessive rumination on events that refl ect failure in the integration of troubled experiences from past and draw attention to unresolved confl icts.…”

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Integridade familiar: especificidades em idosos pobres

Marques

Sousa

2012

Paidéia (Ribeirão Preto)

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Abstract:Constructing family integrity is a normal developmental challenge for older people, which is infl uenced by the family and social systems. This study examined the life trajectories of older people who lived in poverty throughout their lives and how they evolve towards family integrity or family disconnection. A semi-structured interview on family integrity was administered to 12 participants aged over 64 years old (six of each sex), three in each group were considered as living family integrity situation or disconnection. The main fi ndings suggested that some common circumstances of poverty in people's lives namely: family confl ict and/or distance, domestic violence, (e)migration, multiple severe chronic diseases, informal work, low income, may prevent family integrity and promote family disconnection/alienation. However, participants who were able to reframe negative events as positive tended to achieve family integrity. Keywords: aging, family relations, human development, poverty Integridade Familiar: Especifi cidades em Idosos PobresResumo: A construção da integridade familiar constitui um desafi o desenvolvimental normativo para o idoso, infl uenciado por fatores dos sistemas familiar e social. Este estudo teve por objetivo analisar as trajetórias de vida de pessoas idosas que viveram pobres ao longo da vida e como elas infl uenciaram as suas rotas no sentido da integridade ou da desconexão familiar. Foi aplicada uma entrevista semiestruturada, centrada na integridade familiar, a 12 participantes com mais de 64 anos (seis de cada sexo), sendo que três em cada grupo foram considerados como vivendo situação de integridade ou desconexão familiar. Os principais resultados sugerem que algumas circunstâncias comuns na vida de famílias pobres, tais como: confl ito e/ou distância familiar, violência doméstica e/migração, múltiplas doenças crônicas severas, emprego temporário e baixos rendimentos, podem difi cultar a conquista da integridade familiar e promover a desconexão familiar. Contudo, os participantes que reenquadraram os acontecimentos negativos de forma positiva evoluíram no sentido da integridade familiar. Palavras-chave: envelhecimento, relações familiares, desenvolvimento humano, pobreza Integridad Familiar en la Vejez: Características de los Ancianos PobresResumen: El establecimiento de la integridad familiar constituye un desafío para el desarrollo integral del anciano, además está fuertemente infl uenciado por factores del sistema familiar y sociales. Este estudio analiza las trayectorias de vida de personas ancianas que vivieron en la pobreza a lo largo de sus vidas y como estas se vieron infl uenciadas en el sentido de la integridad o desconection familiar. Fue aplicada una entrevista enfocada en la unidad familiar a 12 participantes con más de 64 años (seis de cada sexo), tres en cada grupo fueron considerados como situación de integridad familiar o desconexión. Los principales resultados sugieren que existen algunas circunstancias comunes en la vida de familias pobres tales como: confl...

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“…Integrative reminiscence has been defined as 'a process in which individuals attempt to accept negative events in the past, resolve past conflicts, reconcile the discrepancy between ideal and reality, identify a pattern of continuity between past and present and find meaning and worth in life as it was lived' (Watt and Cappeliez 2000 p. 167). In addition, interventions in which reminiscence is combined with other therapeutic approaches (Watt and Cappeliez 2000) are promising. Reminiscence has been integrated with cognitive therapy (Watt and Cappeliez 2000), stress-coping theories (Watt and Cappeliez 2000) and creative therapy (Bohlmeijer et al 2005).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In addition, interventions in which reminiscence is combined with other therapeutic approaches (Watt and Cappeliez 2000) are promising. Reminiscence has been integrated with cognitive therapy (Watt and Cappeliez 2000), stress-coping theories (Watt and Cappeliez 2000) and creative therapy (Bohlmeijer et al 2005). Another possibility is the integration of reminiscence and narrative therapy.…”

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The Effects of Integrative Reminiscence on Depressive Symptomatology and Mastery of Older Adults

Bohlmeijer

Kramer

Smit

et al. 2009

Community Ment Health J

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A quasi-experimental (non-randomized) study was conducted to study the effects of a new intervention The story of your life that combines integrative reminiscence with narrative therapy. The program consists of seven sessions of two hours and one follow-up session after 8 weeks.It is directed at community-dwelling people of 55 years and older with mild to moderate depressive symptoms. After the intervention the participants showed significantly less depressive symptoms and higher mastery, also in comparison with a waiting-list control group. Demographic factors and initial levels of depressive symptomatology and mastery were not found to moderate the effects. The effects were maintained at 3 months after completion of the intervention. Although the new program was positively evaluated by the majority of the participants there is room for improvement. Adaptations should be made, and evaluated in a randomised controlled trial.

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Integrative and instrumental reminiscence therapies for depression in older adults: Intervention strategies and treatment effectiveness

Cited by 187 publications

References 64 publications

Effectiveness Life Review on Life Satisfaction among Adolescents under the Supervision of Qazvin Well-Being Center

Effectiveness Life Review on Life Satisfaction among Adolescents under the Supervision of Qazvin Well-Being Center

Integridade familiar: especificidades em idosos pobres

The Effects of Integrative Reminiscence on Depressive Symptomatology and Mastery of Older Adults

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