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Les stratégies comportementales adoptées par les personnes âgées devant les sentiments dépressifs

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 November 2010

Jean Vézina  and
Paul Bourque
Paul Bourque
Affiliation:
Université de Moncton
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Abstract

In the present study, 50 French speaking elderly, living in a home for the aged, were asked to indicate situations which provoked depressive feelings and the strategies they used to cope with these situations. The results show marked differences between the depressed and the non-depressed elderly in the situations that provoke and/or maintain depressive feelings. In regard to the type of strategies reported to cope with depressive feelings, the results show that the depressed elderly not only reported employing fewer strategies, but also noted having less success in coping with these situations. The findings have implications for the clinical assessment and treatment of depression in the elderly.

RÉSUMÉ

Dans la présente étude, 50 personnes âgées sont interrogées sur les situations qui provoquent des sentiments dépressifs et les stratégies comportementales adoptées par ces derniers devant ces situations. Les résultats obtenus démontrent une différence assez marquée entre les personnes âgées déprimées et non-déprimées dans les situations qui provoquent et/ou maintiennent les sentiments dépressifs. Au niveau des stratégies comportementales utiliseés pour interrompre les sentiments de dépression, les résultats démontrent que les personnes âgées déprimées non seulement tentent moins souvent de faire quelque chose, mais que les succès obtenus sont moins fréquents. Les implications concernant l'évaluation et le traitement de la dépression chez les personnes âgeés sont considérées.

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Canadian Journal on Aging / La Revue canadienne du vieillissement , Volume 4 , Issue 3 , September 1985 , pp. 161 - 169
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Copyright © Canadian Association on Gerontology 1985

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