The treatment of chronic depression with cognitive behavioral analysis system of psychotherapy: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized-controlled clinical trials

Brain and Behavior

Volumn 6, Issue 8, 2016, Pages

  Negt, Philip ^a   Brakemeier, Eva Lotta ^b   Michalak, Johannes ^c   Winter, Lotta ^a   Bleich, Stefan ^a   Kahl, Kai G ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie Tiefenpsychologisch Fundierte Psychotherapie   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WITTEN HERDECKE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chronic depression; cognitive behavioral analysis system of psychotherapy; meta analysis; systematic review

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL ANALYSIS SYSTEM OF PSYCHOTHERAPY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; HAMILTON DEPRESSION RATING SCALE; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; META ANALYSIS; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROCEDURES; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

CHRONIC DISEASE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84964770213     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21623279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/brb3.486     Document Type: Review

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