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Telephone-based behavioral activation with mental imagery for depression: A pilot randomized clinical trial in isolated older adults during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Johnny PellasFritz RennerJulie L JiMattias Damberg
Published in: International journal of geriatric psychiatry (2021)
This pilot study suggests that behavioral activation with mental imagery delivered over the telephone is feasible, acceptable, and potentially efficacious for the treatment of depressive symptoms in older individuals living in isolation. Replication in larger samples is needed.
Keyphrases
  • depressive symptoms
  • clinical trial
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  • mental health
  • sleep quality
  • social support
  • randomized controlled trial
  • study protocol
  • community dwelling
  • phase iii