A pilot randomised controlled trial of a brief cognitive behavioural group intervention to reduce recurrence rates in late life depression

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 68-75

  Wilkinson, Philip ^a   Alder, Nicola ^a   Juszczak, Edmund ^a   Matthews, Helen ^b   Merritt, Claire ^c   Montgomery, Harriet ^c   Howard, Robert ^d   Macdonald, Alastair ^e   Jacoby, Robin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTHERN HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c OXFORD HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e SOUTH LONDON AND MAUDSLEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognitive behaviour therapy; Depressive disorder; Older adults

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; GROUP COGNITIVE BEHAVIOR THERAPY; HUMAN; MONTGOMERY ASBERG DEPRESSION RATING SCALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENCE RISK; RISK REDUCTION; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT DURATION;

AGED; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHOTHERAPY, BRIEF; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; RECURRENCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 61749095476     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.2076     Document Type: Article

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