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Resilience predicts remission in antidepressant treatment of geriatric depression

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Laird, Kelsey T., Lavretsky, Helen, St. Cyr, Natalie, Siddarth, Prabha·2018·International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

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Objectives: With the world population rapidly aging, it is increasingly important to identify sociodemographic, cognitive, and clinical features that predict poor outcome in geriatric depression. Self‐report measures of resilience—ie, the ability to adapt and thrive in the face of adversity—may identify those depressed older adults with more favorable prognoses. Methods: We investigated the utility of baseline variables including 4 factors of resilience (grit, active coping self‐efficacy, accommodative coping self‐efficacy, and spirituality) for predicting treatment response and remission in a 16‐week randomized controlled trial of methylphenidate, citalopram, or their combination in 143 adults over the age of 60 with MDD. Results: Final logistic regression models revealed that greater total baseline resilience (Wald χ2 = 3.8,P = 0.05) significantly predicted both treatment response and remission. Specifically, a 20% increase in total resilience predicted nearly 2 times greater likelihood of remission (OR = 1.98, 95% CI = [1.01, 3.91]). Examining the individual factors of resilience, only accommodative coping self‐efficacy (Wald χ2 = 3.7,P = 0.05; OR = 1.41 [1.00‐2.01]) was significantly associated with remission. We found no relation between baseline sociodemographic factors (age, sex, race, education level) or measures of cognitive performance and posttreatment depressive symptoms. Conclusions: 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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Authors
Laird, K. T., Lavretsky, H., St. Cyr, N., & Siddarth, P.
Affiliations
  • University of California, Los Angeles (US)
  • Department of Psychiatry Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLA Los Angeles CA USA
Corresponding author
Lavretsky, Helen
Venue
International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2018-07-23
Volume
33
Issue
12
Pages
1596-1603
ISSN
  • 0885-6230 (ISSN-L)
  • 1099-1166
OpenAlex
W2883408198
Cited by
23
References
84
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FWCI
1.77
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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  • International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • eScholarship (California Digital Library) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • NIH National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (AT009198)
  • NIH National Institute of Mental Health Grant (MH077650)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology › Treatment of Major Depression
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Resilience and Mental Health
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
Keywords
resilience, geriatric depression, major depressive disorder, antidepressant response, remission prediction, spirituality, grit, methylphenidate, citalopram, older adults, resilience training
MeSH terms
Adaptation, Psychological, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Antidepressive Agents, Depressive Disorder, Female, Geriatric Psychiatry, Humans, Male, Methylphenidate, Middle Aged, Citalopram, Logistic Models, Treatment Outcome, Self Efficacy, Resilience, Psychological

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