高齢者における弁証法的行動療法が高齢者のうつ病と不安に及ぼす影響
1Department of Psychiatric Nursing, Kongunadu College of Nursing, Coimbatore, The Tamil Nadu DR.M.G.R Medical University, Chennai, India.
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|December 15, 2025
まとめ
弁証法的行動療法(DBT)は、高齢者のうつ病と不安を著しく軽減しました。この12週間のプログラムは、高齢化する人口にとって効果的なメンタルヘルス介入を提供します。
科学分野:
- 老年精神医学
- 臨床心理学
- 行動療法
背景:
- 高齢化する人口は、うつ病と不安の増加率を経験することがよくあります。
- 弁証法的行動療法(DBT)は、受容と変化の戦略を統合しています。
- 高齢者におけるDBTの有効性に関する研究は限られています。
研究 の 目的:
- 12週間の弁証法的行動療法(DBT)プログラムの効果を評価すること。
- うつ病と不安を軽減する上でのDBTの有効性を評価すること。65歳以上の成人を対象としています。
- DBT介入と待機リスト対照群を比較すること。
主な方法:
- 65歳以上の参加者40名をDBT群または対照群に無作為に割り付けました。
- うつ病は老年期うつ病尺度(GDS)を用いて評価されました。
- 不安はハミルトン不安評価尺度(HAM-A)を用いて介入前後に評価されました。
主要な成果:
- DBT群はGDSおよびHAM-Aスコアの有意な低下を示しました(p < .05)。
- 中程度から大規模な効果量が観察されました:うつ病に対するCohenのd = 0.72、不安に対するd = 0.69。
- DBT介入は待機リスト対照群よりも優れていました。
結論:
- 弁証法的行動療法(DBT)は、高齢者の感情的苦痛を軽減するのに効果的です。
- DBTは、高齢者向けの地域精神保健サービスへの統合の可能性を示しています。
- 本研究の結果は、老年期のうつ病と不安の実行可能な治療法としてDBTを支持しています。
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