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The Nature and Origins of Loneliness amongst NHS Talking Therapies Clients-- A Qualitative Study from Therapists' Perspective

2025-11-17 psychiatry and clinical psychology Title + abstract only
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BackgroundDepressive and anxiety disorders are the most common mental health conditions. In the United Kingdom (UK), NHS Talking Therapies for anxiety and depression (TTad) has provided evidence-based interventions for these conditions since 2008, although treatment outcomes are often suboptimal. Loneliness, consistently linked with poorer mental health outcomes, remains unexplored in this context. We investigated the views of NHS TTad therapists about the nature and origins of loneliness amongs...

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