THERAPEUTICS
Review: Individual behavioural therapy reduces symptoms of depression
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How effective are behavioural therapies for depression?
Depressive symptoms (either self-rated—eg, Beck Depression Inventory, or clinician rated—eg, Hamilton Depression Rating Scale).
Design: Systematic review with meta-analysis.
Data sources: MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsycINFO, Cochrane Library, DARE, CINAHL, AMED and the British Nursing Index were searched from inception to January 2006 for randomised controlled trials (RCTs). Reference lists of identified studies were hand searched.
Study selection and analysis:
Two reviewers appraised studies and selected RCTs of behavioural therapy in adults (aged 
16 years) with a primary diagnosis of depression. Treatments could be delivered in a community or inpatient setting. Behavioural therapy had to be individual, time limited, and based on changing the behavioural consequences of environmental or cognitive triggers. Comparator treatments could include cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) or cognitive therapy, brief psychotherapies, supportive counselling, treatment as usual, waiting list or other inactive control. Two reviewers rated study quality and extracted data. Authors were
Alpert Medical School of Brown University and Butler Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
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