The effectiveness of problem solving therapy in deprived South African communities: Results from a pilot study

BMC Psychiatry

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Van't Hof, Edith ^a,b   Stein, Dan J ^a   Marks, Isaac ^c   Tomlinson, Mark ^d   Cuijpers, Pim ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BOOK; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMPOWERMENT; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PILOT STUDY; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROBLEM SOLVING THERAPY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOUTH AFRICA; WORKSHOP; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; POVERTY; SELF CARE; SELF REPORT; STATISTICS;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; POVERTY AREAS; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOTHERAPY, BRIEF; SELF CARE; SELF REPORT; SOUTH AFRICA; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 80054910693     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1471244X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-244X-11-156     Document Type: Article

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