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Assessing the Efficacy of Metacognitive Training on Depressive Symptoms, Dysfunctional Attitudes and Metacognition in Older Adults Diagnosed With Depression
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Metacognitive Training-Silver for Depression in Old Age. Completed, enrolled 50 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
Effective pharmacological and psychological treatments for depression are available. However, treatment modalities are not accessible to all patients diagnosed with depression. Furthermore, some individuals who access treatment drop out and relapse after treatment. Improving treatment modalities for depression is important given the rates of individuals diagnosed worldwide, and rather than developing new treatments, there is a need to explore how existing treatment modalities can be improved and implemented in a simpler and more cost-effective way. To address this need, Metacognitive Training for Depression (DMCT) was developed as a low-cost, easy-to-implement, cognitive behavioral therapy-based group intervention. The aim of Metacognitive Training is to reduce depressive symptoms by working with the patient's cognitive biases from a metacognitive perspective. The effectiveness of this method, which has been proven effective by studies in the literature, is presented with a pilot study on older adults in 2018. Since the studies evaluating the effectiveness of the Metacognitive Training-Silver program are limited and it has not yet been adapted to Turkish culture, this study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of the Metacognitive Training-Silver program in older adults diagnosed with depression.
Study Details
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Interventions
The Metacognitive Training-Silver program includes the following topics: Thinking and Reasoning 1 (module 1), Memory (module 2), Thinking and Reasoning 2 (module 3), Self-Esteem (module 4), Thinking and Reasoning 3 (module 5), Behaviors and Strategies (module 6), Thinking and Reasoning 4 (module 7) and Perception of Feelings (module 8). Each session is planned to last 45-60 minutes. Materials will be used in the Metacognitive Training-Silver program are PPT (Power Point Presentations) slides, videos, homework exercises, and yellow-red cards. Metacognitive Training-Silver is planned to be applied face-to-face in 3 groups (12, 10, and 10 people) at scheduled times in a quiet room suitable for the group. In order to increase compliance with the Metacognitive Training-Silver program, the sessions will be applied during the routine treatment period.