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Stanley D. Imber

Researcher at University of Pittsburgh

Publications -  45
Citations -  7454

Stanley D. Imber is an academic researcher from University of Pittsburgh. The author has contributed to research in topics: Interpersonal psychotherapy & Clinical trial. The author has an hindex of 27, co-authored 45 publications receiving 7342 citations.

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National Institute of Mental Health Treatment of Depression Collaborative Research Program. General effectiveness of treatments.

TL;DR: There was limited evidence of the specific effectiveness of interpersonal psychotherapy and none for cognitive behavior therapy, but Superior recovery rates were found for both interpersonal Psychotherapy and imipramine plusclinical management, as compared with placebo plus clinical management.
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Some conceptual and statistical issues in analysis of longitudinal psychiatric data. Application to the NIMH treatment of Depression Collaborative Research Program dataset.

TL;DR: A family of statistical models termed random regression models were used that provide a more realistic approach to analysis of longitudinal psychiatric data and indicated that both person-specific effects and serial correlation play major roles in the longitudinal psychiatric response process.
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Nortriptyline and Interpersonal Psychotherapy as Maintenance Therapies for Recurrent Major Depression: A Randomized Controlled Trial in Patients Older Than 59 Years

TL;DR: In geriatric patients with recurrent major depression, maintenance treatment with nortriptyline or IPT is superior to placebo in preventing or delaying recurrence and combined treatment using both appears to be the optimal clinical strategy in preserving recovery.
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Patient predictors of response to psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy: findings in the NIMH Treatment of Depression Collaborative Research Program.

TL;DR: The results provide indirect evidence of treatment specificity by identifying characteristics responsive to different modalities, which may be of value in the selection of patients for alternative treatments.