Inexpensive Mail-Out Can Help Fight Depression
‘Even a brief, low-cost mail-based intervention can help ease symptoms of mild depression, a new study finds.
The study, conducted by researchers at the University of Washington, Seattle, included 177 college students with depression. A week after being assessed, half the students received the intervention, which included a personalized “feedback letter” outlining each student’s depression situation. The brochure explained different strategies for coping with depression, including exercise, meditation, social support, medication, and treatment resources.
After one month, students who received the intervention reported a 20 percent reduction in the severity of their depression symptoms, compared with eight percent of the students who did not receive the intervention.
The study also found that feelings of hopelessness declined 31 percent among students who received the intervention, compared with seven percent among those who did not receive the intervention.’
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