A meta-analysis of the effects of cognitive therapy in depressed patients Export

@article{citeulike:6083518, abstract = {Background . Cognitive therapy (CT) has been studied in 78 controlled clinical trials from 1977 to 1996. Method . The meta-analysis used Hedges and Olkin d+ and included 48 high-quality controlled trials. The 2765 patients presented non-psychotic and non-bipolar major depression, or dysthymia of mild to moderate severity. Results . At post-test CT appeared significantly better than waiting-list, antidepressants ( P <0.0001) and a group of miscellaneous therapies ( P <0.01). But, CT was equal to behaviour therapy. As between-trial homogeneity was not met, the comparisons of CT with waiting-list or placebo, and other therapies should be taken cautiously. In contrast, between-trial homogeneity was high for the comparisons of CT with behaviour therapy and antidepressants. A review of eight follow-up studies comparing CT with antidepressants suggested that CT may prevent relapses in the long-term, while relapse rate is high with antidepressants in naturalistic studies. Conclusion . CT is effective in patients with mild or moderate depression.}, author = {Gloaguen, V.}, citeulike-article-id = {6083518}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0165-0327(97)00199-7}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0165-0327(97)00199-7}, day = {1}, doi = {10.1016/S0165-0327(97)00199-7}, issn = {01650327}, journal = {Journal of Affective Disorders}, keywords = {cbt, ct, depression, meta-a}, month = {May}, number = {1}, pages = {59--72}, posted-at = {2009-11-08 00:41:29}, priority = {5}, title = {A meta-analysis of the effects of cognitive therapy in depressed patients}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0165-0327(97)00199-7}, volume = {49}, year = {1998} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:6083518 L3 - citeulike-article-id:6083518 N2 - Background . Cognitive therapy (CT) has been studied in 78 controlled clinical trials from 1977 to 1996. Method . The meta-analysis used Hedges and Olkin d+ and included 48 high-quality controlled trials. The 2765 patients presented non-psychotic and non-bipolar major depression, or dysthymia of mild to moderate severity. Results . At post-test CT appeared significantly better than waiting-list, antidepressants ( P <0.0001) and a group of miscellaneous therapies ( P <0.01). But, CT was equal to behaviour therapy. As between-trial homogeneity was not met, the comparisons of CT with waiting-list or placebo, and other therapies should be taken cautiously. In contrast, between-trial homogeneity was high for the comparisons of CT with behaviour therapy and antidepressants. A review of eight follow-up studies comparing CT with antidepressants suggested that CT may prevent relapses in the long-term, while relapse rate is high with antidepressants in naturalistic studies. Conclusion . CT is effective in patients with mild or moderate depression. IS - 1 JF - Journal of Affective Disorders SN - 01650327 EP - 72 TI - A meta-analysis of the effects of cognitive therapy in depressed patients VL - 49 SP - 59 KW - cbt KW - ct KW - depression KW - meta-a AU - Gloaguen, V PY - 1998/05/01/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0165-0327(97)00199-7 ER -