The role of psychotherapy in the treatment of depression: Review of two practice guidelines

Archives of General Psychiatry

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 283-290

  Persons, Jacqueline B ^a,d   Thase, Michael E ^b   Crits Qiristoph, Paul ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d Center for Cognitive Therapy   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FAMILY THERAPY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW;

ADULT; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIALS; DECISION MAKING; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PSYCHIATRY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; PSYCHOTHERAPY, BRIEF; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY;

EID: 0029983245     PISSN: 0003990X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpsyc.1996.01830040013003     Document Type: Review

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