The development and preliminary evaluation of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) for Chronic Loneliness in Young People.

Thomas Cawthorne Anton KällSophie BennettElena BakerGerhard AnderssonRoz Shafran

Published in: Behavioural and cognitive psychotherapy (2023)

We conclude that CBT for Chronic Loneliness in Young People may be an effective intervention for reducing loneliness and co-occurring mental health difficulties in young people. The intervention should now be evaluated further through a randomised controlled trial (RCT).

Keyphrases

mental health
social support
randomized controlled trial
depressive symptoms
stem cells
mental illness
drug induced
cell therapy