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Offering older people psychological support over the phone could help to reduce depression and loneliness, a new study suggests. Researchers said that people who had a type of therapy, delivered via a weekly phone call over eight weeks, showed improvements in mental health. The study, led by academics from the UK's University of York, Hull York Medical School and at Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust, saw experts give therapy to patients recruited from GP surgeries across England an

Depression and loneliness can be prevented using structured, telephone-based psychological care, delivered over eight weeks, according to new research.

York-led study shows phone therapy significantly reduces depression, surpassing benefits of antidepressants.

<p>The results of the study, a major clinical trial carried out during the Covid pandemic, showed rapid and enduring improvements in mental health and quality of life when older people received weekly phone calls over eight weeks from a specially trained coach who encouraged them to maintain their social connections and to remain active.</p>

York-led study shows phone therapy significantly reduces depression, surpassing benefits of antidepressants.