Psychological treatment of late-life depression: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1139-1149

  Cuijpers, Pim ^a   van Straten, Annemieke ^a   Smit, Filip ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Depression; Major depressive disorder; Meta analysis; Older adults; Psychological treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; PLACEBO;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; EFFECT SIZE; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR DEPRESSION; META ANALYSIS; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; HUMANS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33845961502     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.1620     Document Type: Article

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