Psychological treatments are as effective as pharmacotherapies in the treatment of adult depression: a summary from Randomized Clinical Trials and neuroscience evidence

doi:10.4081/ripppo.2017.273

. 2017 Jul 13;20(2):273.

doi: 10.4081/ripppo.2017.273. eCollection 2017 Jul 6.

Psychological treatments are as effective as pharmacotherapies in the treatment of adult depression: a summary from Randomized Clinical Trials and neuroscience evidence

Pim Cuijpers¹, Claudio Gentili²

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¹ Department of Clinical, Neuro and Developmental Psychology, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
² Department of General Psychology, University of Padua, Italy.

PMID: 32913741
PMCID: PMC7451304
DOI: 10.4081/ripppo.2017.273

Psychological treatments are as effective as pharmacotherapies in the treatment of adult depression: a summary from Randomized Clinical Trials and neuroscience evidence

Pim Cuijpers et al. Res Psychother. 2017.

. 2017 Jul 13;20(2):273.

doi: 10.4081/ripppo.2017.273. eCollection 2017 Jul 6.

Authors

Pim Cuijpers¹, Claudio Gentili²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Clinical, Neuro and Developmental Psychology, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
² Department of General Psychology, University of Padua, Italy.

PMID: 32913741
PMCID: PMC7451304
DOI: 10.4081/ripppo.2017.273

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Keywords: Adult depression; Neuroscience; Pharmacotherapies; Psychological treatments; Randomized Clinical Trials.

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[1] Barth J. Munder T. Gerger H. Nuesch E. Trelle S. Znoj H. Cuijpers P., (2013). Comparative efficacy of seven psychotherapeutic interventions for patients with depression: a network meta-analysis. PLoS Medicine, 10(5), e1001454. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001454 - PMC - PubMed

[2] Barth J. Munder T. Gerger H. Nuesch E. Trelle S. Znoj H. Cuijpers P., (2013). Comparative efficacy of seven psychotherapeutic interventions for patients with depression: a network meta-analysis. PLoS Medicine, 10(5), e1001454. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001454 - PMC - PubMed

[3] Boumparis N. Karyotaki E. Kleiboer A. Hofmann S.G. Cuijpers P., (2016). The effect of psychotherapeutic interventions on positive and negative affect in depression: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Affective Disorders, 202, 153–162. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2016.05.019 - PubMed

[4] Boumparis N. Karyotaki E. Kleiboer A. Hofmann S.G. Cuijpers P., (2016). The effect of psychotherapeutic interventions on positive and negative affect in depression: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Affective Disorders, 202, 153–162. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2016.05.019 - PubMed

[5] Churchill R. Davies P. Caldwell D. Moore T.H. Jones H. Lewis G. Hunot V., (2010). Interpersonal, cognitive analytic and other integrative therapies versus treatment as usual for depression. The Cochrane Library, 9, CD008703. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD008703 - PMC - PubMed

[6] Churchill R. Davies P. Caldwell D. Moore T.H. Jones H. Lewis G. Hunot V., (2010). Interpersonal, cognitive analytic and other integrative therapies versus treatment as usual for depression. The Cochrane Library, 9, CD008703. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD008703 - PMC - PubMed

[7] Churchill R. Moore T.H. Furukawa T.A. Caldwell D.M. Davies P. Jones H. Hunot V., (2013). ‘Third wave’cognitive and behavioural therapies versus treatment as usual for depression. The Cochrane Library, 10, CD008705. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD008705.pub2 - PubMed

[8] Churchill R. Moore T.H. Furukawa T.A. Caldwell D.M. Davies P. Jones H. Hunot V., (2013). ‘Third wave’cognitive and behavioural therapies versus treatment as usual for depression. The Cochrane Library, 10, CD008705. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD008705.pub2 - PubMed

[9] Cole J. Costafreda S.G. McGuffin P. Fu C.H., (2011). Hippocampal atrophy in first episode depression: a meta-analysis of magnetic resonance imaging studies. Journal of Affective Disorders, 134(1), 483–487. doi: 10.1016/j.jad. 2011.05.057 - PubMed

[10] Cole J. Costafreda S.G. McGuffin P. Fu C.H., (2011). Hippocampal atrophy in first episode depression: a meta-analysis of magnetic resonance imaging studies. Journal of Affective Disorders, 134(1), 483–487. doi: 10.1016/j.jad. 2011.05.057 - PubMed

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Psychological treatments are as effective as pharmacotherapies in the treatment of adult depression: a summary from Randomized Clinical Trials and neuroscience evidence

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