Telephone-Administered Psychotherapy for Depression

Telephone-administered psychotherapy for depression.

BACKGROUND Several studies have shown that telephone-administered cognitive-behavioral therapy (T-CBT) is superior to forms of no treatment controls. No study has examined if the skills-training component to T-CBT provides any benefit beyond that provided by nonspecific factors. OBJECTIVE To test the efficacy of a 16-week T-CBT against a strong control for attention and nonspecific therapy ef...

The Effect of Telephone-Administered Psychotherapy on Symptoms of Depression and Attrition: A Meta-Analysis.

Increasingly, the telephone is being used to deliver psychotherapy for depression, in part as a means to reduce barriers to treatment. Twelve trials of telephone-administered psychotherapies, in which depressive symptoms were assessed, were included. There was a significant reduction in depressive symptoms for patients enrolled in telephone-administered psychotherapy as compared to control cond...

Incremental benefit and cost of telephone care management and telephone psychotherapy for depression in primary care.

CONTEXT Effectiveness of organized depression care programs is well established, but dissemination will depend on the balance of benefits and costs. OBJECTIVES To estimate the incremental benefit, incremental cost, and net benefit of 2 depression care programs. DESIGN Randomized trial comparing 2 interventions with continued usual care, conducted between November 2000 and June 2004. SETTI...

Interpersonal psychotherapy for depression

Interpersonal psychotherapy (Klerman 1984, 1993) is still the new kid on the block, despite an evidence base dating back to the 1970s and in clu­ sion in multiple good practice guidelines. Training courses have been established throughout the UK and North America for over 15 years and continue to expand to an international market. National and international societies have been established to su...

Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Depression