Abstract
Background: The aging begun with the birth and observed as a continuous change in different phases of life due to weakening of the body function with respect to the time and quantity. Aging also causes a continuous stress on the adaptive response and indirectly enhance the disease conditions. The adaptive childhood degree is more important to the man for his well- being and happiness. But, due to stress increasing, a strong decreased adoptability led to the increase of the inner withdrawal,bitterness, weariness of life and depression are the results of failure to adapt.
 Methodology: The geriatrics eventually lead to depressed state and lack a prominentsupport. The current study aimed to analyze efficiency of the Reminiscence based therapy in aged and depressed people. The present work was based on quasi experimental nonequivalent control group designin selected senior citizen home, Chennai.Of 64 samples, experimental group (31)and control group (33) using Non-probability, purposive- sampling technique and measured based on Yesavage geriatric depression scale.
 Results: Continuously, twenty-one days, two session per day (morning and evening) the experimental group were demonstrated with Reminiscence therapy. Reminiscence therapy characteristically having non-pharmacological psychosocial intervention for depression remedy. The results showed the significant difference in degree of depression between the two groups.
 Conclusion: As conclusion, the study showed that reminiscence therapy had tremendously decreases the depression and elevated the well-being feeling in elder people.
Highlights
The old age usually increase the feeling of loneliness and neglected association in aged people
The depression is considered to be a disorder since, it severely affects a number of body parts and the individual thoughts
Up to 30% of elderlypopulation has a remarkable ill effects of depression and in India, he scenario too worst comparatively
Summary
The old age usually increase the feeling of loneliness and neglected association in aged people. The simple and value added life had given the aged people, as a desirable and fruitful one. The rate of suicidal and its thoughts had tremendously increased among the people. 18% of people committed suicides from the elderly population due to the unrecognized severe depression without any treatment [3]. The nuclear family life style make a greater remedy for those kind of patients, since a notable care could be given for them. The reminder therapy is one of the popular therapy given for the depressed people It is based on the self- help reference material given to the patients and instructed to refere at the required time during the depression [4,5,6,7]. The present study aimed to analyse the recalling the power from the memory loss patient using the Reminiscence therapy
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