Efficacy of a dilemma-focused intervention for unipolar depression: study protocol for a multicenter randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Depression is one of the more severe and serious health problems because of its morbidity, disabling effects and for its societal and economic burden. Despite the variety of existing pharmacological and psychological treatments, most of the cases evolve with only partial remission, relapse and recurrence.Cognitive models have contributed significantly to the understanding of unipolar depression and its psychological treatment. However, success is only partial and many authors affirm the need to improve those models and also the treatment programs derived from them. One of the issues that requires further elaboration is the difficulty these patients experience in responding to treatment and in maintaining therapeutic gains across time without relapse or recurrence. Our re

SUBMITTER: Feixas G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3659066 | biostudies-literature | 2013 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature