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Psychometric properties of the Beck Depression Inventory: Twenty-five years of evaluation
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A meta-analysis of the BDI's internal consistency estimates yielded a mean coefficient alpha of 0.86 for psychiatric patients and 0.81 for non-psychiatric subjects as mentioned in this paper.About:
This article is published in Clinical Psychology Review.The article was published on 1988-01-01. It has received 11149 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Beck Depression Inventory.read more
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Brief Cognitive-Behavioral Depression Prevention Program for High-Risk Adolescents Outperforms Two Alternative Interventions: A Randomized Efficacy Trial
TL;DR: The evidence that this brief cognitive-behavioral intervention reduced risk for future depression onset and outperformed alternative interventions for certain ecologically important outcomes suggests that this intervention may have clinical utility.
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The rationale for developing and implementing core outcome batteries for routine use in service settings and psychotherapy outcome research
Michael Barkham,Christopher H. Evans,Frank Margison,Graeme McGrath,John Mellor-Clark,Derek Milne,Janice Connell +6 more
TL;DR: The rationale for developing and implementing a core battery in routine clinical practice as well as psychotherapy research is presented and potential referential measures that act as links between a core and problem-specific outcom e batteries are identified.
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The association between depression, lung function, and health-related quality of life among adults with cystic fibrosis.
TL;DR: Depressive symptoms are prevalent among adults with CF and are associated with poorer HRQoL even after controlling for lung function, and screening for and treating depression is important and may potentially improve HRQeL among patients with CF.
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The impact of DSM-IV mental disorders on adherence to combination antiretroviral therapy among adult persons living with HIV/AIDS: a systematic review
TL;DR: This is a systematic review of eighty-two published studies investigating the impact of DSM-IV mental disorders on combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) adherence and persistence among persons living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA).
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How much psychotherapy is needed to treat depression? A metaregression analysis.
Pim Cuijpers,Pim Cuijpers,Marcus J.H. Huibers,David Daniel Ebert,David Daniel Ebert,Sander L. Koole,Gerhard Andersson,Gerhard Andersson +7 more
TL;DR: There was a strong association between number of sessions per week and effect size, and it may be advisable to concentrate psychotherapy sessions within a brief time frame.
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An inventory for measuring depression
TL;DR: The difficulties inherent in obtaining consistent and adequate diagnoses for the purposes of research and therapy have been pointed out and a wide variety of psychiatric rating scales have been developed.
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A rating scale for depression
TL;DR: The present scale has been devised for use only on patients already diagnosed as suffering from affective disorder of depressive type, used for quantifying the results of an interview, and its value depends entirely on the skill of the interviewer in eliciting the necessary information.
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Cognitive Therapy of Depression
Steven D. Hollon,Aaron T. Beck +1 more
TL;DR: Hollon and Shaw as discussed by the authors discuss the role of emotions in Cognitive Therapy and discuss the integration of homework into Cognitive Therapy, and discuss problems related to Termination and Relapse.
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A self-rating depression scale.
TL;DR: The general depression scales used were felt to be insufficient for the purpose of this research project and the more specific scales were also inadequate.
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Depression: Causes and Treatment
Aaron T. Beck,Brad A. Alford +1 more
TL;DR: The definition of Depression is explained and a treatment plan for treatment and analysis of the causes and treatments are outlined.