Treatment of Major Depression With Psychotherapy or Psychotherapy-Pharmacotherapy Combinations
Archives of General PsychiatryPublished 1 November 1997
Michael E. Thase
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New evidence is found in support of the widespread clinical impression that combined therapy is superior to psychotherapy alone for treatment of more severe, recurrent depressions.
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Mega-analysis is a powerful method for comparing the efficacy of treatments and examining correlates of response. Using this method, we found new evidence in support of the widespread clinical impression that combined therapy is superior to psychotherapy alone for treatment of more severe, recurrent depressions.
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