Effect of psychotherapy for depression on quality of life: Meta-analysis

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 209, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 460-468

  Kolovos, Spyros ^a   Kleiboer, Annet ^a   Cuijpers, Pim ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c LEUPHANA UNIVERSITY OF LÜNEBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; DEPRESSION; EFFECT SIZE; HEALTH; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; META ANALYSIS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY;

DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 85021066238     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: 14721465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.115.175059     Document Type: Review

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