A Self-help, Positive Goal-focused Intervention to Increase Well-being in People with Depression

Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 305-315

  Coote, Helen M J ^a   Macleod, Andrew K ^b  

^a Bedford Health Village Florence Ball House   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Depression; Goals; Self help; Well being

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; MULTICENTER STUDY; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SATISFACTION; SELF HELP; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AFFECT; AGED; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; GOALS; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF-HELP GROUPS;

EID: 84863300718     PISSN: 10633995     EISSN: 10990879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cpp.1797     Document Type: Article

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