Journal of Depression and Anxiety
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Magenta B Simmons

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• Research Article
  A Qualitative Analysis of the Descriptions of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy(CBT) Tested in Clinical Trials of Depressed Young People
  Author(s): Hetrick SE, Bailey A, Rice SM, Magenta B Simmons, Joanne E McKenzie, Alice E Montague Alexandra G Parker Hetrick SE, Bailey A, Rice SM, Magenta B Simmons, Joanne E McKenzie, Alice E Montague Alexandra G Parker
  
  Objectives: The prevalence of depression in young people is high and the potential negative impacts are significant. Timely evidence-based treatment is critical. Current recommendations are that cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is used as a first line intervention, however, the extent to which CBT results in improvements in depression symptoms varies across trials. One possible explanation for this is variation in nature of CBT used across trials. Methods: In the context of a systematic review of evidence based psychotherapy interventions for young people with depression, we extracted the text about the CBT approaches and techniques to investigate how trial authors described their CBT intervention and to examine the nature of CBT delivered in trials. We coded this data on 14 intervention description domains regarding how and by whom CBT was delivered. We used the c.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2167-1044.1000172

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