Long-term effects of psychotherapy on moderate depression: A comparative study of narrative therapy and cognitive-behavioral therapy

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 167, Issue , 2014, Pages 64-73

  Lopes, Rodrigo T ^a   Gonçalves, Miguel M ^a   Fassnacht, Daniel B ^b   Machado, Paulo P P ^a   Sousa, Inês ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Cognitive behavioral therapy; Empirically supported therapies (ESTs); Long term effects of psychological treatment; Narrative therapy; Psychological treatment of depression; Unipolar depression

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLOBAL ASSESSMENT OF FUNCTIONING; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NARRATIVE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELF REPORT; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; COGNITION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY TEST; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECURRENT DISEASE; TIME;

ADULT; COGNITION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NARRATIVE THERAPY; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECURRENCE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84903129319     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: 15732517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2014.05.042     Document Type: Article

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