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A systematic review of controlled trials of the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of brief psychological treatments for depression

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Churchill, R., Hunot, V., Corney, R., Knapp, M., McGuire, H., Tylee, A., Wessely, S.·2002·Health Technology Assessment
DOI 10.3310/hta5350
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Theory, Research and Practice, Journal of Counseling Psychology, Clinical Psychology Review, Comprehensive Psychiatry and International Journal of Group Psychotherapy) identified as being likely to contain relevant RCTs were handsearched to identify references to randomisation procedure within the text.The selected articles were then examined to establish relevance to this review.Three health economics journals (Journal of Mental Health Policy and Economics, Journal of Health Economics and Health Economics) identified as being likely to contain relevant RCTs with economic and/or cost-effectiveness dimensions were also handsearched.

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Authors
Churchill, R., Hunot, V., Corney, R., Knapp, M., McGuire, H., Tylee, A., & Wessely, S.
Affiliations
King's College London (GB)
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Venue
Health Technology Assessment
Publisher
National Institute for Health and Care Research
Published
2002
Volume
5
Issue
35
Pages
1-173
ISSN
  • 1366-5278 (ISSN-L)
  • 2046-4924
DOI
10.3310/hta5350
OpenAlex
W2014979672
Cited by
368
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127
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FWCI
1.47
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Health Technology Assessment (publishedVersion, cc-by)
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  • Greenwich Academic Literature Archive (University of Greenwich) (acceptedVersion)
  • OpenGrey (Institut de l'Information Scientifique et Technique) (submittedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
  • Research Portal (King's College London) (submittedVersion)
Funders
Health Technology Assessment programme (95/22/04)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
  • Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Mental Health Treatment and Access
Keywords
depression, psychotherapy, cost-effectiveness, effectiveness, randomized controlled trials, economic evaluation
MeSH terms
Mental Disorders, Cost-Benefit Analysis, Depressive Disorder, Female, Humans, Male, Prognosis, Psychotherapy, Severity of Illness Index, Treatment Outcome, Health Care Costs, Controlled Clinical Trials as Topic

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