Six-Year Outcome for Cognitive Behavioral Treatment of Residual Symptoms in Major Depression

1998303 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Giovanni A. Fava · Buffalo VA Medical Center

Abstract

The protective effects of cognitive behavioral treatment that were evident at 4-year follow-up faded afterward. Cognitive behavioral treatment of residual symptoms, however, improved the long-term outcome of major depression in terms of total number of episodes during the follow-up period.

Topics & Keywords

Treatment of Major Depression Mental Health Research Topics Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 155, Issue 10, pp. 1443-1445

DOI: 10.1176/ajp.155.10.1443

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