Psychotherapy for chronic major depression and dysthymia: A meta-analysis

Clinical Psychology Review

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 51-62

  Cuijpers, Pim ^a   van Straten, Annemieke ^a   Schuurmans, Josien ^a   van Oppen, Patricia ^b   Hollon, Steven D ^c   Andersson, Gerhard ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^e KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Chronic depression; Dysthymia; Meta analysis; Psychological treatment; Psychotherapy

Indexed keywords

FLUOXETINE; IMIPRAMINE; MOCLOBEMIDE; NEFAZODONE; PAROXETINE; PLACEBO; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; SERTRALINE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; DYSTHYMIA; HAMILTON SCALE; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; META ANALYSIS; PSYCHOPHARMACOTHERAPY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DYSTHYMIC DISORDER; HUMANS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 71349087039     PISSN: 02727358     EISSN: 18737811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpr.2009.09.003     Document Type: Review

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