Positive mood on negative self-statements: paradoxical intervention in geriatric patients with major depressive disorder.
Aging Ment Health
; 22(6): 748-754, 2018 06.
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| ID: mdl-28357883
OBJECTIVES: Mood regulation is said to be age-specific. Negative self-statements (NST) are used to induce negative mood. However, little is known about NST in older persons and geriatric patients with major depressive disorder. METHOD: We investigated healthy young (YC) and older (OC) control subjects and older patients with major depressive disorder (OP). Subjects were exposed to NST subsequent to baseline assessment comprising psychological and psychometric tests. Preferences for emotionally salient stimuli were measured with an eye-tracking task. RESULTS: Mood in YC shifted towards depressive mood or remained stable on NST. In OC and more so in OP some subjects responded paradoxically subsequent to NST with mood being more positive than at baseline. Extent and direction of mood change correlated with prevailing mood at baseline and total score in the Hamilton Depression Anxiety Scale. At baseline, YC had a preference for 'happy' stimuli. Subsequent to NST view preference shifted towards 'sad.' In contrast, OC had no preference at baseline but shifted towards 'happy' on NST. CONCLUSIONS: Mood change on NST is age-specific. In geriatric patients with depressive disorder, however, NST may induce a shift towards more positive mood and thus may be used in future as a therapeutic intervention.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Self Concept
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Aging
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Depressive Disorder, Major
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Emotions
Limits:
Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Humans
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Middle aged
Language:
En
Journal:
Aging Ment Health
Journal subject:
GERIATRIA
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PSICOLOGIA
Year:
2018
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Germany
Country of publication:
United kingdom