Dropout from individual psychotherapy for major depression: A meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials

Clinical Psychology Review

Volumn 40, Issue , 2015, Pages 57-65

  Cooper, Andrew A ^a   Conklin, Laren R ^b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dropout; Major depression; Meta analysis; Outpatient; Psychotherapy

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; META ANALYSIS; PATIENT DROPOUTS; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PSYCHOPHARMACOTHERAPY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; TREATMENT DURATION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; PATIENT DROPOUT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; HUMANS; PATIENT DROPOUTS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84930642320     PISSN: 02727358     EISSN: 18737811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpr.2015.05.001     Document Type: Review

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