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Self-Criticism and Dependency in Depressed Patients Treated with Cognitive Therapy or Pharmacotherapy

Rector, Neil A., Bagby, R. Michael, Segal, Zindel V., Joffe, Russell T., Levitt, Anthony·2000·Cognitive Therapy and Research

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Authors: Rector, N. A., Bagby, R. M., Segal, Z. V., Joffe, R. T., & Levitt, A.
Affiliations: Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CA)
McMaster University Medical Centre (CA)
Sunnybrook Health Science Centre (CA)
Corresponding author: Rector, Neil A.
ORCID: Rector, Neil A.
Bagby, R. Michael
Segal, Zindel V.
Levitt, Anthony
Venue: Cognitive Therapy and Research
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published: 2000-10
Volume: 24
Issue: 5
Pages: 571-584
ISSN: 0147-5916 (ISSN-L)
1573-2819
DOI: 10.1023/a:1005566112869
OpenAlex: W309627724
Cited by: 154
References: 38
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FWCI: 4.88
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.springernature.com/gp/researchers/text-and-data-mining (tdm)
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Locations: Cognitive Therapy and Research (publishedVersion)
Funders: National Institutes of Health
National Institute of Mental Health
Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychological Treatments and Assessments
Keywords: self-criticism, dependency, unipolar major depression, cognitive therapy, pharmacotherapy, treatment response, moderators of treatment outcome, predictors of treatment response

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