Cognitive behavioral therapy for mood disorders: Efficacy, moderators and mediators

Psychiatric Clinics of North America

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 537-555

  Driessen, Ellen ^a   Hollon, Steven D ^b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive behavioral therapy; Depression; Efficacy; Mediator; Moderator; Mood disorder

Indexed keywords

PAROXETINE; PLACEBO; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

BIPOLAR DEPRESSION; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MOOD DISORDER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TREATMENT RESPONSE; MOOD DISORDERS; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PROCEDURES; SECONDARY PREVENTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; HUMANS; MOOD DISORDERS; SECONDARY PREVENTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77954277171     PISSN: 0193953X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psc.2010.04.005     Document Type: Review

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