The science behind our solution.
Deeply evidence based.
Behavioural science has been harnessed for over 50 years to design effective strategies to promote mental health and prevent problems such as depression and anxiety.
Our solution translates behavioural treatments into the real world. We combine psychological science with clinical epidemiology, data science and health economics.
The value of the Third Age Therapeutics solution has been tested in rigorous scientific experiments in the form of randomised controlled trials. This underpinning research was funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) and featured in Forbes.
“These results are an important step forward in understanding what works in tackling and preventing loneliness and depression. The research is also a great example of how public money allows researchers, healthcare professionals and the public to work together across institutions and organisations to deliver results that will really make a difference to people’s health and wellbeing.”
Explore our underpinning research.
The team behind Third Age Therapeutics are successful academic researchers.
Investigative rigour and compelling evidence are fundamental values.
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Gilbody S, Littlewood E, McMillan D, Atha L, Bailey D, Baird K, et al.
Behavioural activation to mitigate the psychological impacts of COVID-19 restrictions on older people in England and Wales (BASIL+): a pragmatic randomised controlled trial.
Lancet Healthy Longev 2024;5: e97–107.
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Wang H, Gilbody S, Littlewood E, Baird K, Ekers D, McMillan D, et al.
Cost-utility of behavioural activation for mitigating psychological impacts of COVID-19 on socially isolated older adults with depression and multiple long-term conditions compared with usual care: results from a pragmatic randomised controlled trial.
BMJ Mental Health. 2025;28:e301270.
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Newbronner E, Bosanquet K, Coventry P, Shearsmith L, Littlewood E, Bailey D, et al. (2025)
Process evaluation of the BASIL+ trial: A behavioural activation approach to addressing low mood and depression among older people with long-term conditions.
PLOS Ment Health 2(1): e0000105.