Effects of befriending on depressive symptoms and distress: Systematic review and meta-analysis

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 196, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 96-101

  Mead, Nicola ^a   Lester, Helen ^a   Chew Graham, Carolyn ^a   Gask, Linda ^a   Bower, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEFRIENDING; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMMUNITY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMOTIONAL STRESS; EMOTIONALITY; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; LONG TERM CARE; META ANALYSIS; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; REVIEW; SELF CONCEPT; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 76749084329     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: 14721465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.109.064089     Document Type: Review

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