Humanistic therapies versus other psychological therapies for depression

To examine the effectiveness and acceptability of all humanistic therapies compared with all other psychological therapy approaches for acute depression.
To examine the effectiveness and acceptability of different humanistic therapy models (person-centred, gestalt, process-experiential, transactional analysis, existential and non-directive therapies) compared with all other psychological therapy approaches for acute depression.
To examine the effectiveness and acceptability of all humanistic therapies compared with different psychological therapy approaches (psychodynamic, behavioural, humanistic, integrative, cognitive-behavioural) for acute depression.

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Health topics:

Mental health > Depression > Depressive disorders & major depression

Published:

11 July 2012

Authors:

Churchill R, Davies P, Caldwell D, Moore THM, Jones H, Lewis G, Hunot V

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Churchill R, Davies P, Caldwell D, Moore THM, Jones H, Lewis G, Hunot V. Humanistic therapies versus other psychological therapies for depression. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2010, Issue 9. Art. No.: CD008700. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD008700