Exploring patients' reasons for declining contact in a cognitive behavioural therapy randomised controlled trial in primary care

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 62, Issue 598, 2012, Pages

  Barnes, Maria ^a   Wiles, Nicola ^a   Morrison, Jill ^b   Kessler, David ^a   Williams, Chris ^c   Kuyken, Willem ^d   Lewis, Glyn ^a   Turner, Katrina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Institute of Life Sciences   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognitive behaviour therapy; Depression; Non participation; Qualitative research mixed methods; Randomised controlled trials

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; TELECONSULTATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMMUNICATION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFUSAL TO PARTICIPATE; TREATMENT REFUSAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861135103     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp12X641492     Document Type: Article

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