The bi-directional association between loneliness and depression among older adults from before to during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mark WardRobert BriggsChristine A McGarrigleCéline de LoozeAisling M O'HalloranRose Anne KennyPublished in: International journal of geriatric psychiatry (2022)
The strength and bi-directionality of the association between loneliness and depression suggests that interventions to alleviate loneliness may also help reduce depressive symptoms and vice versa.