@article{ref1,
title="Effect of problem-solving therapy on depressed low-income homebound older adults' death/suicidal ideation and hopelessness",
journal="Suicide and life-threatening behavior",
year="2015",
author="Choi, Namkee G. and Marti, C. Nathan and Conwell, Yeates",
volume="46",
number="3",
pages="323-336",
abstract="Previous study findings of psychotherapy's effect on suicide prevention have been inconsistent. This study reports the results of secondary analyses of outcome data from a short-term depression treatment on reducing death/suicidal ideation among 158 low-income homebound adults aged 50+. The treatment, in-person or telehealth problem-solving therapy (PST), compared with telephone support call, has been found effective in reducing depressive symptoms and disability among participants. Compared with support call participants, tele-PST participants, but not in-person PST participants, exhibited lower ideation ratings across the follow-up period. Effect sizes at 36 weeks were 0.31 for tele-PST and 0.17 for in-person PST. Hopelessness mediated the effect of tele-PST but not in-person PST; however, in-person PST also alleviated hopelessness, which led to lower ideation. Clinical implications of the findings are discussed.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0363-0234",
doi="10.1111/sltb.12195",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/sltb.12195"
}