Resilience predicts remission in antidepressant treatment of geriatric depression.

Kelsey T LairdHelen LavretskyNatalie St CyrPrabha Siddarth

Published in: International journal of geriatric psychiatry (2018)

Self-reported resilience may predict greater responsivity to antidepressant medication in older adults with MDD. Future research should investigate the potential for resilience training-and in particular, interventions designed to increase accommodative coping-to promote sustained remission of geriatric depression.

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