The comparative effectiveness and efficiency of cognitive behaviour therapy and generic counselling in the treatment of depression: Evidence from the 2nd UK National Audit of psychological therapies

BMC Psychiatry

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2017, Pages

  Pybis, Jo ^a   Saxon, David ^b   Hill, Andy ^a   Barkham, Michael ^b  

^a British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CBT; Counselling; Depression; Effectiveness; Efficiency; Psychological therapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT REFERRAL; TREATMENT PLANNING; CLINICAL AUDIT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETICS; MAJOR DEPRESSION; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85020428137     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1471244X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12888-017-1370-7     Document Type: Article

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