Brief psychotherapy for depression in primary care : a systematic review of the evidence / Jason A Nieuwsma [and six others].

Author/creator Nieuwsma, Jason A. author.
Other author United States. Department of Veterans Affairs. Health Services Research and Development Service, issuing body.
Other author Durham VA Medical Center. Evidence-based Synthesis Program Center.
Other author Evidence-based Synthesis Program (U.S.)
Format Electronic
PublicationWashington, DC : Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Health Services Research & Development Service, 2011.
Description1 online resource (iii, 62 pages) : illustrations
Supplemental Contenthttps://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo155344
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Summary The individual and societal burden of depressive disorders is widely acknowledged, but treating these disorders remains challenging. Clinical guidelines recommend that both pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy should be considered as first-line treatments. Yet, because primary care settings are often the frontline of treatment, pharmacological treatments take precedence. In part, this may be due to the perception that psychotherapy is lengthy and time intensive, with guidelines recommending 12 to 20 1-hour sessions for most evidence-based psychotherapies. However, recent evidence seems to suggest that psychotherapies that are briefer in both duration and intensity may be efficacious in acute-phase treatment. If true, these briefer psychotherapies may be more easily integrated in primary care settings.
General note"Evidence-based synthesis program."
General note"January 2011."
General noteGPO Cataloging Record Distribution Program (CRDP).
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references.
Funding informationPrepared for: Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Health Services Research & Development Service, Washington, DC 20420. Prepared by: Evidence-based Synthesis Program (ESP) Center, Durham VA Medical Center, Durham, NC, John W. Williams Jr., MD, MHSc, Director.
Funding informationVA-ESP 09-010
Source of descriptionDescription based on online resource; title from PDF cover (VA, viewed May 3, 2021).
Genre/formTechnical reports.
GPO item number0985-A-12 (online)
Govt. docs number VA 1.107/3:D 44/3