Healio (7/1, Gramigna) reports, “Depression treatment among older adults reduced functional disability, which in turn reduced suicide ideation,” researchers concluded in a study that “sought to assess the relationship between changes in functional disability and suicide ideation among 65 adults aged 65 to 91 years (72% white; 66% women) with depression after they received psychotherapy.” The findings were published in a brief report in the June issue of the American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry.
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— “Psychotherapy reduces functional disability, suicide ideation among older adults “Joe Gramigna, Healio, July 1, 2021