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Psychological Treatment of Depression in Primary Care: Recent Developments

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Cuijpers, Pim, Quero, Soledad, Dowrick, Christopher, Arroll, Bruce·2019·Current Psychiatry Reports

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Purpose of Review: We give an overview of recent developments on psychological treatments of depression in primary care. Recent Findings: In recent years, it has become clear that psychotherapies can effectively be delivered through e-health applications. Furthermore, several studies in low and middle income countries have shown that lay health counselors can effectively deliver psychological therapies. Behavioral activation, a relatively simple form of therapy, has been found to be as effective as cognitive behavior therapy. Treatment of subthreshold depression has been found to not only reduce depressive symptoms but also prevent the onset of major depression. In addition, therapies are effective in older adults, patients with general medical disorders and in perinatal depression. Summary: Psychological therapies are effective in the treatment of depression in primary care, have longer lasting effects than drugs, are preferred by the majority of patients, and can be applied flexibly with different formats and across different target groups.

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  • GAD and depression remain largely marginalized and frequently overlooked and undertreated in primary care, leading to poor treatment outcomes.

    “However, GAD and depression, along with associated mental disorders, remain largely marginalized and are frequently overlooked and undertreated in primary care, leading to poor treatment outcomes. Moreover, the adverse side‐effects of antidepressants and anti‐anxiety (anxiolytic) medications remain to be fully illustrated. 72 , 73 , 74”

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    The LMICs section (page unavailable) reports low access to adequate treatment for depression, supporting the undertreatment aspect of the claim. The Introduction says most depressed patients are treated in primary care, but the paper does not establish that GAD and depression are frequently overlooked or marginalized there, or that this leads to poor treatment outcomes. (LLM, conf=0.84)

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    “Moreover, the adverse side‐effects of antidepressants and anti‐anxiety (anxiolytic) medications remain to be fully illustrated. 72 , 73 , 74”

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    The 'Drugs or Therapy?' section discusses antidepressant effectiveness and comparisons with psychotherapy, but not whether adverse side effects remain incompletely characterized. Searches for adverse effects, harms, and anxiolytic medications found no passage in our copy addressing that claim; no page numbers were provided. (LLM, conf=0.75)

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Authors
Cuijpers, P., Quero, S., Dowrick, C., & Arroll, B.
Affiliations
  • Amsterdam Public Health (NL)
  • Universitat Jaume I (ES)
  • University of Liverpool (GB)
  • University of Auckland (NZ)
Corresponding author
Cuijpers, Pim
Venue
Current Psychiatry Reports
Published
2019-11-23
Volume
21
Issue
12
Pages
129-129
ISSN
  • 1523-3812 (ISSN-L)
  • 1535-1645
OpenAlex
W2991179833
Cited by
296
References
93
Citations by year
2026: 30 · 2025: 41 · 2024: 47 · 2023: 63 · 2022: 49 · 2021: 47 · 2020: 15 · 2018: 1 · 2012: 3
FWCI
4.39
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Current Psychiatry Reports (publishedVersion, cc-by)
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  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Repositori UJI (Universitat Jaume I) (publishedVersion, cc-by-sa)
  • VU Research Portal (publishedVersion, other-oa)
  • LA Referencia (Red Federada de Repositorios Institucionales de Publicaciones Científicas) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
  • Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
Funders
VU University Amsterdam
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Digital Mental Health Interventions
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
Keywords
depression, psychological intervention, primary care, psychotherapy, e-health, behavioral activation, cognitive behavioral therapy, subthreshold depression, older adults, perinatal depression
MeSH terms
Depression, Depressive Disorder, Major, Major Depressive Disorder, Humans, Primary Health Care, Psychotherapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

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