The talk therapy also increased odds of longer life, according to the researchers.
If using talk therapy instead of drugs could save one life, it was worth a try.
Many people have a perception of talk therapy that doesn't quite match up to reality.
They might provide talk therapy to people in order to identify their problems and find ways they can get better.
The combination of talk therapy and medication appears particularly effective.
Difficulty getting your health insurance to cover talk therapy is a common problem.
One kind of talk therapy is very effective in treating anxiety.
In most cases, however, lonely heart patients may want to consider talk therapy.
One way to do this, the study suggests, is with a type of talk therapy often used to treat depression.
Almost all adolescents with depression benefit from some type of talk therapy.