The meaningful assessment of therapy outcomes: Incorporating a qualitative study into a randomized controlled trial evaluating the treatment of adolescent depression

Psychotherapy

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 128-137

  Midgley, Nick ^a,b   Ansaldo, Flavia ^c   Target, Mary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ANNA FREUD CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^c Southwark Targeted Services CAMHS and Carelink Lister Heath Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescent depression; Mixedmethods design; Outcome research; Qualitative research; Randomized controlled trials (RCTs)

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; EVALUATION RESEARCH; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOANALYSIS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); STUDY DESIGN;

ADOLESCENT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PSYCHOANALYTIC THERAPY; PSYCHOTHERAPY, BRIEF; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RECURRENCE;

EID: 84896129033     PISSN: 00333204     EISSN: 19391536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0034179     Document Type: Article

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