Group Therapy Effective for Elderly


	Group Therapy Effective for Elderly

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4-27-2008 6:01 PM

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<B>Marlene Busko</B>
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April 1, 2008 (Orlando) — For elderly individuals with behavioral health disorders who are not responding to treatments such as individual therapy and/or psychopharmacological therapy, a structured outpatient program of group therapy can "work magic," said Mark Agronin, MD, director of mental health services at the Miami Jewish Home & Hospital for the Aged, Florida's largest long-term care facility. 
<P>In a talk here at the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry 21st Annual Meeting, Dr. Agronin described his center's "New Beginnings" program and presented the case of Frieda, who went from treatment failure to rapid healing.</P></DIV></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/390732A1-2794-46CD-9F05-0A94F4B3AC03/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

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