Psychotherapy and psychosomatics
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Psychother Psychosom · Jan 2015
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative StudyCognitive Behavioral Analysis System of Psychotherapy versus Escitalopram in Chronic Major Depression.
A specific psychotherapy for chronic depression, the Cognitive Behavioral Analysis System of Psychotherapy (CBASP), was compared to escitalopram (ESC). ⋯ CBASP and ESC/CM appear to be equally effective treatment options for chronically depressed outpatients. For nonimprovers to the initial treatment, it is efficacious to augment with medication in the case of nonresponse to CBASP and vice versa.