Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) versus acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) for dementia family caregivers with significant depressive symptoms: Results of a randomized clinical trial

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 760-772

  Losada, Andrés ^a   Márquez González, María ^b   Romero Moreno, Rosa ^a   Mausbach, Brent T ^c   López, Javier ^d   Fernández Fernández, Virginia ^a   Nogales González, Celia ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSIDAD SAN PABLO CEU   (Spain)

Author keywords

acceptance and commitment therapy; caregivers; cognitive behavioral therapy; dementia; intervention

Indexed keywords

ACCEPTANCE AND COMMITMENT THERAPY; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CAREGIVER; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; EFFECT SIZE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; LEISURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUMBERS NEEDED TO TREAT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THINKING; AGED; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; PSYCHOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACCEPTANCE AND COMMITMENT THERAPY; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; CAREGIVERS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84938556701     PISSN: 0022006X     EISSN: 19392117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/ccp0000028     Document Type: Article

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