Prevention of depressive disorders: a brave new world

Reynolds, Charles F.

doi:10.1002/da.20644

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“…Because depression diminishes both functional ability and life span, the ultimate goal of depression prevention is to protect and increase both (24, 36). …”

Section: Why Is Prevention Of Major Depression Important Especially mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Implicit in the discussion of depression prevention in older adults are three underlying objectives: the preemption of incident episodes of depression; the prevention of recurrent episodes of depression; and finally, the protection from depression’s medical and psychosocial complications (24, 36). …”

Section: What Are the Objectives Of Depression Prevention?mentioning

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“…For example, in the case of late-life depression, such well-known risk factors include disability, social isolation, bereavement, and chronic insomnia (43, 46). Moving toward greater severity of risk are preventive measures directed toward patients already living with some symptoms of depression, though remaining subsyndromal: so-called indicated prevention (34, 36). To date, most of the published data derive from studies of selective and indicated prevention.…”

Section: What Are the Objectives Of Depression Prevention?mentioning

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“…Beyond reducing the incidence of major depressive episodes, however, prevention also entails protecting older adults from the downstream consequences of depression (36). One critical downstream consequence is suicide.…”

Section: What Are Promising Approaches For 2012?mentioning

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Early Intervention to Reduce the Global Health and Economic Burden of Major Depression in Older Adults

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Patel

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Annu. Rev. Public Health

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Randomized trials for selective and indicated prevention of depression in both mixed-aged and older adult samples, conducted in high-income countries (HICs), show that rates of incident depression can be reduced by 20–25% over 1–2 years through the use of psychoeducational and psychological interventions designed to increase protective factors. Recurrence of major depression can also be substantially reduced through both psychological and psychopharmacological strategies. Additional research is needed, however, to address the specific issues of depression prevention in older adults in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The growing number of older adults globally, as well as workforce issues and the expense of interventions, makes it important to develop rational, targeted, and cost-effective risk-reduction strategies. In our opinion, one strategy to address these issues entails the use of lay health counselors (LHCs), a form of task shifting already shown to be effective in the treatment of common mental disorders in LMICs. We suggest in this review that the time is right for research into the translation of depression-prevention strategies for use in LMICs.

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“…Because depression diminishes both functional ability and life span, the ultimate goal of depression prevention is to protect and increase both (24, 36). …”

Section: Why Is Prevention Of Major Depression Important Especially mentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: What Are the Objectives Of Depression Prevention?mentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: What Are the Objectives Of Depression Prevention?mentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: What Are Promising Approaches For 2012?mentioning

confidence: 99%

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Early Intervention to Reduce the Global Health and Economic Burden of Major Depression in Older Adults

Reynolds

Cuijpers

Patel

et al. 2012

Annu. Rev. Public Health

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“…The findings inform prevention efforts designed to reduce risk for depression as it provides evidence of the relative importance of specific predictors across development and by gender. Researchers in the field o f prevention have expressed the need for studies to inform prevention efforts so they may design targeted, specific and personalized interventions (Reynolds, 2009). These are important implications for public health as research shows that preventive efforts for at risk youth are effective in preventing depression ).…”

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