Emotion regulation skills training enhances the efficacy of inpatient cognitive behavioral therapy for major depressive disorder: A randomized controlled trial

Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 234-245

  Berking, Matthias ^a   Ebert, David ^a   Cuijpers, Pim ^b   Hofmann, Stefan G ^c  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive behavioral therapy; Depression; Emotion regulation; Routine clinical care; Skills training

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DSM-IV; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; GROUP THERAPY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REMISSION; SKILL; TRAINING; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 84878042793     PISSN: 00333190     EISSN: 14230348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000348448     Document Type: Article

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