Recent randomized controlled trials of psychological interventions in healthcare: A review of their quantity, scope, and characteristics

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 401-408

  Arnberg, Filip K ^a   Alaie, Iman ^a   Parling, Thomas ^a   Jonsson, Ulf ^b,c  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Swedish Council on Health Technology Assessment   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Behavioral interventions; Evidence base; Healthcare policy; Psychotherapy; Randomized controlled trials; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE THERAPY; CULTURAL FACTOR; EUROPE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MEDLINE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; NORTH AMERICA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW;

BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTIONS; EVIDENCE BASE; HEALTHCARE POLICY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH DESIGN; SWEDEN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 84886953728     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: 18791360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2013.08.019     Document Type: Review

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