Psychological treatment of depression: Results of a series of meta-analyses

Nordic Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 354-364

  Cuijpers, Pim ^a   Andersson, Gerhard ^b,c   Donker, Tara ^a   Van Straten, Annemieke ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Depression; Major depression; Meta analysis; Psychological treatment; Psychotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHRONIC DISEASE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; HAMILTON SCALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); OUTPATIENT; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOTHERAPY; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION;

ADULT; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 80055093886     PISSN: 08039488     EISSN: 15024725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08039488.2011.596570     Document Type: Article

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