Addressing Economic Stress in the Treatment of Depression

American Journal of Orthopsychiatry

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 37-46

  Falconnier, Lydia ^a   Elkin, Irene ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

depression treatment; economic stress; SES and depression; therapist approach avoidance

Indexed keywords

IMIPRAMINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PSYCHOTHERAPIST; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 43149095121     PISSN: 00029432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0002-9432.78.1.37     Document Type: Article

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