The effectiveness of behavioural therapy for the treatment of depression in older adults: A meta-analysis

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1211-1220

  Samad, Zara ^a   Brealey, Stephen ^b   Gilbody, Simon ^b  

^a The Walker Street Centre   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

behavioural therapy; cognitive therapy; depression; meta analysis; psychotherapy

Indexed keywords

AGED; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DATA BASE; DEPRESSION; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; FOLLOW UP; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PSYCHODYNAMICS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 80855156518     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.2680     Document Type: Review

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