Efficacy of peer support interventions for depression: A meta-analysis

General Hospital Psychiatry

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 29-36

  Pfeiffer, Paul N ^a,b   Heisler, Michele ^a,c   Piette, John D ^a,c   Rogers, Mary A M ^c   Valenstein, Marcia ^a,b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Depressed; Mutual; Psychotherapy; Review; Self help; Systematic

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CENTER FOR EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES DEPRESSION SCALE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EDINBURGH POSTNATAL DEPRESSION SCALE; FEMALE; HAMILTON SCALE; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; META ANALYSIS; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SELF HELP; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SELF-HELP GROUPS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79951854977     PISSN: 01638343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2010.10.002     Document Type: Article

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