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The waiting list is an inadequate benchmark for estimating the effectiveness of psychotherapy for depression

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 November 2018

Ioana A. Cristea Open the ORCID record for Ioana A. Cristea [Opens in a new window]
Ioana A. Cristea*
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Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania Department of Clinical, Neuro and Developmental Psychology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Author for correspondence: Ioana A. Cristea, E-mail: ioana.cristea@ubbcluj.ro
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Keywords

PsychotherapyDepressionRandomised Controlled TrialsSystematic Reviews

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Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences , Volume 28 , Issue 3 , June 2019 , pp. 278 - 279
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2018 

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