Effectiveness of Psychotherapy for Community-Dwelling Vulnerable Older Adults with Depression and Care Needs: Findings from the PSY-CARE Trial.

Background: For older adults with care needs, evidence for the effectiveness of psychotherapy on depression is scarce.

Methods: In PSY-CARE, a pragmatic randomized controlled trial,  = 197 home-living older adults with depression and care needs were randomized into outpatient psychotherapy or an active control condition. Residential psychotherapists offered age-sensitive cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy (at-home if needed).