The impact of loneliness on late-life depression and anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic

Objective - This study investigates the association of loneliness during the COVID-19 pandemic and the course of depressive, anxiety and sleep symptoms after psychological treatment in older adults. - Methods - During the first wave of the pandemic in 2020, we assessed additional, original data of 1...

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Hauptverfasser: Müller, Julia (VerfasserIn) , Elsaeßer, Moritz (VerfasserIn) , Berger, Ruben (VerfasserIn) , Müller, Wiebke (VerfasserIn) , Hellmich, Martin (VerfasserIn) , Zehender, Nadine (VerfasserIn) , RiedelHeller, Steffi (VerfasserIn) , Bewernick, Bettina H (VerfasserIn) , Wagner, Michael (VerfasserIn) , Frölich, Lutz (VerfasserIn) , Peters, Oliver (VerfasserIn) , Domschke, Katharina (VerfasserIn) , Jessen, Frank (VerfasserIn) , Hautzinger, Martin (VerfasserIn) , Dafsari, Forugh Salimi (VerfasserIn) , Schramm, Elisabeth (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Article (Journal)
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: July 2025
In: American journal of geriatric psychiatry
Year: 2025, Jahrgang: 33, Heft: 7, Pages: 717729
ISSN:15457214
DOI:10.1016/j.jagp.2025.01.003
Online-Zugang:Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jagp.2025.01.003
Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1064748125000120
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Verfasserangaben:Julia M€uller, M.Sc., Moritz Elsaesser, M.Sc., Ruben Berger, M.Sc., Wiebke M€uller, M.Sc., Martin Hellmich, Ph.D., Nadine Zehender, M.Sc., Steffi Riedel-Heller, M.D., Bettina H Bewernick, Ph.D., Michael Wagner, Ph.D., Lutz Frölich, M.D., Oliver Peters, M.D., Katharina Domschke, M.D., Ph.D., Frank Jessen, M.D., Martin Hautzinger, Ph.D., Forugh S. Dafsari, M.D., Elisabeth Schramm, Ph.D.

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