Psychological interventions to reduce suicidality in high-risk patients with major depression: A randomized controlled trial

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 810-821

  Celano, C M ^a,b   Beale, E E ^b   Mastromauro, C A ^b   Stewart, J G ^a,c   Millstein, R A ^a,b   Auerbach, R P ^a,c   Bedoya, C A ^a,b   Huffman, J C ^a,b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c MCLEAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognition; depression; optimism; positive psychology; suicide

Indexed keywords

ADULT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SUICIDE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SUICIDE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84996879849     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291716002798     Document Type: Article

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