OPL Severe Depression
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OPL Severe Depression

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Chapter 9 Psychotherapy

Roger S. McIntyre and Jay Nathanson

  • • Relatively few studies evaluating the use of manual-based psychotherapy (e.g., cognitive-behavioural therapy) in severe MDD exist
  • • Data suggest less robust efficacy in severe depression when compared to mild-moderate depression
  • • There is insufficient evidence for exercise therapy and/or analytic therapies in severe MDD






DOI: 10.1093/med/9780199570249.003.0009

Part of the Oxford Psychiatry Library, this concise online reference covers the clinical features and definition of severe major depressive disorder.

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