The potential of single session intervention approaches to enhance the mental health and resilience of older adults, care partners, and healthcare systems
Single-session interventions (SSIs) are mental health (MH) interventions that intentionally involve a single encounter. In this commentary, we outline issues with existing models of MH care for older adults & their care partners, how SSIs can address barriers, and considerations for research. We encourage the development of SSIs to increase accessibility, scalability, participation, and cost-effectiveness of mental health interventions.
Authors
- Jessica Lee Schleider (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2426-1953)
- Sarah Bannon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5299-9432)
- Allison J. Applebaum (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2140-5635)
- Andy Rapoport (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6145-2671)
Institutions
- Northwestern University (US)
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (US)
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Public Health
- Published
- 2025-03-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1515440
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.63
Funders
- National Institute on Aging