A benchmarked feasibility study of a self-hypnosis treatment for depression in primary care

International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 293-318

  Dobbin, Alastair ^a,c   Maxwell, Margaret ^b   Elton, Robert ^b  

^a NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; BRIEF SYMPTOM INVENTORY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; HYPNOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUALITY CONTROL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELIABILITY; SELF HELP; SHORT FORM 36; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM; VALIDITY; AUTOGENIC TRAINING; COUNSELING; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CARE; STANDARD;

ADULT; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; AUTOGENIC TRAINING; BENCHMARKING; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COUNSELING; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPNOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SCOTLAND; SELF CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349316408     PISSN: 00207144     EISSN: 17445183     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207140902881221     Document Type: Article

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