Psychotherapists' experiences providing at-home psychotherapy for home-living older adults with long-term care needs and depression.

This study used qualitative methods to explore psychotherapists' experiences conducting at-home psychotherapy with older adults (60 + years) with long-term care needs and depression. We conducted semistructured interviews with 16 female psychotherapists (26-70 years old) who delivered at-home cognitive behavioral therapy to home-living older adults with long-term care needs and depression. We additionally conducted 10 patient case studies.

[Feasibility, Practicability, and Acceptance of Outpatient Psychotherapy for Home-living Older Adults with Depression in Need of Care in Germany].

Objective: This study investigates the feasibility of outpatient psychotherapeutic depression-treatment for home living older adults in need of care within the German health-care system.

Methods: PSY-CARE is a manual based, pragmatic randomized controlled trial investigating the effects of short-term behavioural therapy for home living adults aged 60+ with clinical depression and need of care.

Results And Conclusion: Our results suggest that health policy should implement home-visits, interprofessional cooperation and involvement of relatives as standard outpatient psychotherapy elements.

Physicians' attitudes towards psycho-oncology, perceived barriers, and psychosocial competencies: Indicators of successful implementation of adjunctive psycho-oncological care?

Objective: Clinical experience reveals a gap between recommended psychosocial care and actual support for psycho-oncology. Physicians are essential for managing psychosocial distress and for the successful implementation of psycho-oncology. The aim was to explore physician's attitudes towards psycho-oncology, their self-perceived barriers towards referral to psycho-oncology, and their personal psychosocial competencies in a maximum-care hospital.