THE LONG-TERM EFFICACY of ACUTE-PHASE PSYCHOTHERAPY for DEPRESSION: A META-ANALYSIS of RANDOMIZED TRIALS

Depression and Anxiety

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 370-383

  Karyotaki, Eirini ^a,b   Smit, Yolba ^c   De Beurs, Derek P ^a,b   Henningsen, Kirsten Holdt ^d   Robays, Jo ^e   Huibers, Marcus J H ^a,b   Weitz, Erica ^a,b   Cuijpers, Pim ^a,b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c Independent researcher   (Netherlands)

^d ME TA DK   (Denmark)

^e BELGIAN HEALTH CARE KNOWLEDGE CENTRE KCE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

depression; long term; psychotherapy

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE THERAPY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; INTERPERSONAL PSYCHOTHERAPY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; META ANALYSIS; NONDIRECTIVE SUPPORTIVE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHODYNAMIC PSYCHOTHERAPY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REMISSION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; DEPRESSION; PROCEDURES;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; HUMANS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84961855386     PISSN: 10914269     EISSN: 15206394     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/da.22491     Document Type: Review

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