Journal of Affective Disorders
Volume 115, Issue 1 , Pages 220-224 , May 2009

Clinically significant change in psychotherapy for depressive disorders

  • Carla Moleiro

      Affiliations

    • ISCTE, Lisbon University Institute, Portugal
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Psychology Department, ISCTE, Lisbon University Institute, Av. das Forças Armadas, 1649-026 Lisbon, Portugal. Tel.: +351 21 790 3022, +351 21 790 3001; fax: +351 21 790 3002.
    • ,
  • Larry E. Beutler

      Affiliations

    • Pacific Graduate School of Psychology, Palo Alto, CA, United States

Received 15 February 2008 ,Revised 9 September 2008 ,Accepted 11 September 2008.

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☆ The reported work was carried out at the University of California at Santa Barbara, Education Department, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA.

☆☆ An earlier version of this paper was presented at the 33rd Annual Conference of the Society for Psychotherapy Research, in Santa Barbara, California.

PII: S0165-0327(08)00366-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2008.09.009

Journal of Affective Disorders
Volume 115, Issue 1 , Pages 220-224 , May 2009

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