A comparative trial of psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy for "pure" dysthymic patients

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 89, Issue 1-3, 2005, Pages 167-175

  Markowitz, John C ^a,b   Kocsis, James H ^a   Bleiberg, Kathryn L ^a   Christos, Paul J ^a   Sacks, Michael ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Combined treatment; Dysthymic disorder; Interpersonal psychotherapy; Pharmacotherapy; Supportive therapy

Indexed keywords

SERTRALINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRIEF SUPPORTIVE PSYCHOTHERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COVARIANCE; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSTHYMIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERPERSONAL PSYCHOTHERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DYSTHYMIC DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PSYCHOTHERAPY; PSYCHOTHERAPY, BRIEF; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITORS; SERTRALINE;

EID: 28444439208     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2005.10.001     Document Type: Article

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