The effects on mood of adjunctive single-family and multi-family group therapy in the treatment of hospitalized patients with major depression: A 15-month follow-up study

Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 98-105

  Lemmens, Gilbert M D ^a,d   Eisler, Ivan ^c   Buysse, Ann ^b   Heene, Els ^b   Demyttenaere, Koen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Major depression; Multi family group therapy; Single family therapy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; FAMILY; FAMILY THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GROUP THERAPY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MOOD; MULTI FAMILY THERAPY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SINGLE FAMILY THERAPY; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADULT; AFFECT; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FAMILY; FAMILY THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 59749086297     PISSN: 00333190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000201935     Document Type: Article

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