Antidepressants, psychotherapy or their combination: Weighing options for depression treatments

Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 83-91

  Greenberg, Roger P ^a   Goldman, Elizabeth Davis ^a  

^a SUNY UPSTATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antidepressants; Depression; Placebo; Psychotherapy

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; IMIPRAMINE; PAROXETINE; PLACEBO; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; SERTRALINE;

ADVERTIZING; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DRUG INDUSTRY; DRUG MARKETING; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RELAPSE; SOCIAL ASPECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 63649102142     PISSN: 00220116     EISSN: 15733564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10879-008-9092-2     Document Type: Article

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