Loneliness and Major Depressive Disorder in the Elderly with a History of Suicidal Ideation or Attempt: A Comment on "Therapist-Guided Internet-Based Treatments for Loneliness" by Käll et al

Hiu Ching Siu¹, Shwu-Hua Lee^{2

3}, Josephine Sheron Au⁴, Alfred Pak-Kwan Lo¹, Chih-Mao Huang^{5

6}, Yun-Fang Tsai^{7

8}, Tatia Mei-Chun Lee^{9

10}, Ho-Ling Liu¹¹, Chemin Lin^{3

12

13}, Chui-De Chiu¹

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¹ Department of Psychology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
² Department of Psychiatry, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
³ College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
⁴ Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Division, Department of Psychiatry, McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
⁵ Department of Biological Science and Technology, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan.
⁶ Center for Intelligent Drug Systems and Smart Bio-devices (IDS2B), National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan.
⁷ School of Nursing, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
⁸ Department of Nursing, Chang Gung University of Science and Technology, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
⁹ Laboratory of Neuropsychology and Human Neuroscience, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
¹⁰ State Key Laboratory of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
¹¹ Department of Imaging Physics, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA.
¹² Department of Psychiatry, Keelung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Keelung, Taiwan.
¹³ Community Medicine Research Center, Keelung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Keelung, Taiwan.

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Hiu Ching Siu et al. Psychother Psychosom. 2022.

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doi: 10.1159/000520420. Epub 2021 Dec 14.

¹ Department of Psychology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
² Department of Psychiatry, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
³ College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
⁴ Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Division, Department of Psychiatry, McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
⁵ Department of Biological Science and Technology, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan.
⁶ Center for Intelligent Drug Systems and Smart Bio-devices (IDS2B), National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan.
⁷ School of Nursing, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
⁸ Department of Nursing, Chang Gung University of Science and Technology, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
⁹ Laboratory of Neuropsychology and Human Neuroscience, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
¹⁰ State Key Laboratory of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
¹¹ Department of Imaging Physics, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA.
¹² Department of Psychiatry, Keelung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Keelung, Taiwan.
¹³ Community Medicine Research Center, Keelung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Keelung, Taiwan.

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Therapist-Guided Internet-Based Treatments for Loneliness: A Randomized Controlled Three-Arm Trial Comparing Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Interpersonal Psychotherapy.
Käll A, Bäck M, Welin C, Åman H, Bjerkander R, Wänman M, Lindegaard T, Berg M, Moche H, Shafran R, Andersson G. Käll A, et al. Psychother Psychosom. 2021;90(5):351-358. doi: 10.1159/000516989. Epub 2021 Jun 28. Psychother Psychosom. 2021. PMID: 34182552 Clinical Trial.