A Randomized Clinical Trial of a Brief, Problem-Focused Couple Therapy for Depression

Behavior Therapy

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 433-446

  Cohen, Shiri ^a   O'Leary, K Daniel ^b   Foran, Heather ^b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO MENTAL ILLNESS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DYSTHYMIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MARITAL THERAPY; MARRIAGE; PSYCHOEDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHORT COURSE THERAPY;

ADULT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DYSTHYMIC DISORDER; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MARITAL THERAPY; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPOUSES;

EID: 78049258760     PISSN: 00057894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.beth.2009.11.004     Document Type: Article

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