Cognitive behavioural therapy for depression, panic disorder and generalized anxiety disorder: A meta-regression of factors that may predict outcome

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 9-19

  Haby, Michelle M ^a   Donnelly, Marie ^a   Corry, Justine ^b   Vos, Theo ^a  

^a Department of Human Services ^*  (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anxiety disorders; Behaviour therapy; Cognitive therapy; Major depression; Meta analysis; Panic disorder

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO;

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EFFECT SIZE; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL FUNCTION; META ANALYSIS; PANIC; PREDICTION; PSYCHOLOGIST; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL;

ANXIETY DISORDERS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; HUMANS; PANIC DISORDER; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33644773615     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: 14401614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1614.2006.01736.x     Document Type: Review

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