Psychological Therapy for Older Adults in Long-Term Care Who Have Depression

Russell S. Blackwelder, MD, MDiv, CMD

Victoria A. Sullivan, MD

American Family Physician. 2024;110(4):411-412.

Author disclosure: No relevant financial relationships.

RUSSELL S. BLACKWELDER, MD, MDiv, CMD; and VICTORIA A. SULLIVAN, MD, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston

Address correspondence to Russell S. Blackwelder, MD, MDiv, CMD, at blackwr@musc.edu.

Author disclosure: No relevant financial relationships.

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This series is coordinated by Christopher W. Bunt, MD, AFP assistant medical editor, and the NNT Group.

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