1994
DOI: 10.1176/ajp.151.7.987
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Impact of acute psychiatric inpatient treatment on major depression in late life and prediction of response

Abstract: Short-term psychiatric hospitalization offers an effective and efficient vehicle for the treatment of severe or complicated cases of major depression in the elderly, even when considerable medical and psychiatric comorbidity is present.

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“…In the present study, worse physical health was significantly associated with a worse outcome in terms of response. Our finding is in line with previous findings, showing that a high medical burden can complicate the treatment of DLL [ 2 , 8 , 11 ].…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 93%
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“…In the present study, worse physical health was significantly associated with a worse outcome in terms of response. Our finding is in line with previous findings, showing that a high medical burden can complicate the treatment of DLL [ 2 , 8 , 11 ].…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 93%
“…A treatment response (a reduction of 50 % or more of the MADRS score) was found in 99 (68.3 %) patients. These figures are comparable to the results from similar studies [ 8 , 9 ], however the results from prospective observational studies of the prognosis of hospitalized patients with DLL vary largely [ 9 ]. Our study differs from other observational studies of DLL in that patients with dementia are included, as we wanted the study population to be as representative as possible of the clinical practice of old-age psychiatry in specialist health care services in Norway.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 87%
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“…They had better response to medications than Caucasians on psychiatric inpatient units because they either delayed treatment or were treated less aggressively prior to hospitalization (Zubenko et al, 1994). Older African Americans nursing home residents were less likely to receive an antidepressant and/or psychotherapy than Caucasians (Adjusted Odds Ratios (AOR) = 0.79, p<0.05) (Siegel et al, 2012).…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…These differences possibly reflect unique cultural values, and distinct perceptions of such caregiving institutions as psychiatric hospitals. 23-26 …”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%