Benchmarking of cognitive-behavioral therapy for depression in efficacy and effectiveness studies-How do exclusion criteria affect treatment outcome?

Psychotherapy Research

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 644-657

  Schindler, Amrei C ^a   Hiller, Wolfgang ^a   Witthöft, Michael ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

benchmarking; cognitive behavior therapy; depression; exclusion criteria; outcome research

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; DYSTHYMIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT SELECTION; QUALITY CONTROL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); STANDARD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; BENCHMARKING; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DYSTHYMIC DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84857482825     PISSN: 10503307     EISSN: 14684381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10503307.2011.602750     Document Type: Article

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