Publication bias in meta-analyses of the efficacy of psychotherapeutic interventions for depression

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 58-74

  Niemeyer, Helen ^a   Musch, Jochen ^a   Pietrowsky, Reinhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

Author keywords

depression; meta analysis; psychotherapy research; publication bias

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMORBIDITY; DATA EXTRACTION; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); PERSONALITY DISORDER; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; PUBLISHING; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC);

EID: 84875331223     PISSN: 0022006X     EISSN: 19392117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0031152     Document Type: Review

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