Is guided self-help as effective as face-to-face psychotherapy for depression and anxiety disorders? A systematic review and meta-analysis of comparative outcome studies
Cuijpers and colleagues meta-analyse randomised trials that compare guided self-help directly with face-to-face psychotherapy for depression and anxiety disorders. A systematic search of four bibliographic databases identified twenty-one studies. This page reports the design and scope of the review only.
Cuijpers and colleagues meta-analyse randomised trials that compare guided self-help directly with face-to-face psychotherapy for depression and anxiety disorders. A systematic search of four bibliographic databases identified twenty-one studies. This page reports the design and scope of the review only.
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Cuijpers, P., Donker, T., van Straten, A., Li, J., & Andersson, G. (2010). Is guided self-help as effective as face-to-face psychotherapy for depression and anxiety disorders? A systematic review and meta-analysis of comparative outcome studies. Psychological Medicine, 40(12), 1943-1957