Relapse rates after psychotherapy for depression - Stable long-term effects? A meta-analysis

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 168, Issue , 2014, Pages 107-118

  Steinert, Christiane ^a   Hofmann, Mareike ^a   Kruse, Johannes ^a,b   Leichsenring, Falk ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Depression; Long term follow up; Meta analysis; Psychotherapy; Relapse

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEPRESSION; DRUG EFFECT; FOLLOW UP; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RECURRENCE RISK; RELAPSE; REVIEW; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; PROCEDURES; RECURRENT DISEASE; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHRONIC DISEASE; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; HUMANS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RECURRENCE; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84904676675     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: 15732517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2014.06.043     Document Type: Review

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