The effects of cognitive behavioral therapy as an anti-depressive treatment is falling: A meta-analysis.

Tom J. Johnsen; Oddgeir Friborg

DOI:10.1037/bul0000015

Corpus ID: 27777178

The effects of cognitive behavioral therapy as an anti-depressive treatment is falling: A meta-analysis.

@article{Johnsen2015TheEO,
  title={The effects of cognitive behavioral therapy as an anti-depressive treatment is falling: A meta-analysis.},
  author={Tom J. Johnsen and Oddgeir Friborg},
  journal={Psychological bulletin},
  year={2015},
  volume={141 4},
  pages={
          747-68
        }
}

Tom J. Johnsen, Oddgeir Friborg

Published 2015

Medicine

Psychological bulletin

A meta-analysis examining temporal changes (time trends) in the effects of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) as a treatment for unipolar depression was conducted. [...] Key Method A comprehensive search of psychotherapy trials yielded 70 eligible studies from 1977 to 2014. Effect sizes (ES) were quantified as Hedge's g based on the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HRSD). Rates of remission were also registered.Expand Abstract

View on PubMed