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Cognitive/Behavioural Therapy and Pharmacotherapy with Chronic, Drug-Refractory Depressed Inpatients: A Note of Optimism

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 June 2009

Ivan W. Miller ,
Stephen B. Bishop ,
William H. Norman  and
Gabor I. Keitner
Ivan W. Miller
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry and Human Behaviour, Butler Hospital/BrownUniversity Medical School
Stephen B. Bishop
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry and Human Behaviour, Butler Hospital/BrownUniversity Medical School
William H. Norman
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry and Human Behaviour, Butler Hospital/BrownUniversity Medical School
Gabor I. Keitner
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry and Human Behaviour, Butler Hospital/BrownUniversity Medical School
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Several previous studies have reported that cognitive/behavioural treatments have been relatively ineffective for chronic, drug-resistant depressed patients. In the present report, six chronic, drug-resistant depressed patients were treated with an integrated program consisting of cognitive/behavioural treatment, pharmacotherapy, and short term hospitalization. The obtained improvement rates were substantially better than previous studies. Potential explanations for these findings are discussed.

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Research Article
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Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy , Volume 13 , Issue 4 , October 1985 , pp. 320 - 327
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Copyright © British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies 1985

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