Treating Major Depression by Creating Positive Expectations for the Future: A Pilot Study for the Effectiveness of Future-Directed Therapy (FDT) on Symptom Severity and Quality of Life

CNS Neuroscience and Therapeutics

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 102-109

  Vilhauer, Jennice S ^a   Young, Sabrina ^a   Kealoha, Chanel ^a   Borrmann, Josefine ^a   Ishak, Waguih W ^a   Rapaport, Mark H ^a   Hartoonian, Narineh ^a   Mirocha, Jim ^a  

^a CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive therapy; Future orientation; Future thinking; Major depressive disorder; Positive psychology

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; NORADRENALIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; TETRACYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; TRIPLE REUPTAKE INHIBITOR;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BECK ANXIETY INVENTORY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FUTURE DIRECTED THERAPY; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOPHARMACOTHERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUALITY OF LIFE ENJOYMENT AND SATISFACTION QUESTIONNAIRE; QUICK INVENTORY OF DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS; SELF REPORT; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTICIPATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856773124     PISSN: 17555930     EISSN: 17555949     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-5949.2011.00235.x     Document Type: Article

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