A systematic review of non-pharmacological treatments for depression in people with chronic physical health problems

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 18-27

  Rizzo, Maria ^a   Creed, Francis ^b   Goldberg, David ^c   Meader, Nicholas ^a   Pilling, Stephen ^a,d  

^a National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic illness; Depression; Meta analysis; Non pharmacological; Psychosocial; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CENTER FOR EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIESD EPRESSION SCALE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMBASE; GENERAL HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; GERIATRIC DEPRESSION SCALE; GROUP THERAPY; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; MEDLINE; MENTAL PATIENT; MENTAL STRESS; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COUNSELING; PEER GROUP; PERSONAL HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE 9; PSYCINFO; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RATING SCALE; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ZUNG SELF RATING DEPRESSION SCALE;

CHRONIC DISEASE; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79958772908     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: 18791360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2011.02.011     Document Type: Review

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