Effects of Scheduled Waiting for Psychotherapy in Patients with Major Depression

Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease

Volumn 205, Issue 8, 2017, Pages 611-617

  Ahola, Pasi ^a,b   Joensuu, Mikko ^b   Knekt, Paul ^c   Lindfors, Olavi ^c   Saarinen, Pirjo ^a,d   Tolmunen, Tommi ^a   Valkonen Korhonen, Minna ^a,b   Jääskeläinen, Tuija ^c   Virtala, Esa ^c   Tiihonen, Jari ^b,e   Lehtonen, Johannes ^b,c  

^a KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^c NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^d Kuopio Psychiatric Center   (Finland)

^e KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

depressive disorder; nonspecific effect; psychodynamic psychotherapy; scheduled waiting; Waiting for psychotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPECTATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PSYCHODYNAMIC PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT; TIME TO TREATMENT; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; TIME FACTOR; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PSYCHOTHERAPY, PSYCHODYNAMIC; TIME FACTORS; WAITING LISTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84995773063     PISSN: 00223018     EISSN: 1539736X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NMD.0000000000000616     Document Type: Article

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