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Outcome, costs and patient engagement for group and individual CBT for depression: a naturalistic clinical study

Brown, June, Slade, Mike, Beecham, Jennifer, Sellwood, Katie, Andiappan, Manoharan, Landau, Sabine, Johnson, Tracy, Smith, Roger (2011) Outcome, costs and patient engagement for group and individual CBT for depression: a naturalistic clinical study. Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy, 39 (3). pp. 355-358. ISSN 1352-4658. (doi:10.1017/S135246581000072X) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:32416)

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Abstract

Background and Method: This naturalistic study was undertaken in routine settings and compared the clinical effectiveness, costs, treatment preference, attrition and patient satisfaction of Group and Individual CBT. Results: No significant differences were found in depressive and distress symptoms between group and individual CBT at post-treatment and follow-up. Individual CBT was 1.5 times more expensive to provide than Group CBT and the wider costs of other supports were similar between study arms suggesting a cost-effectiveness advantage for Group CBT. Patients preferred individual treatment at baseline but, despite this, there were no between-group differences in attrition or satisfaction. Conclusion: A larger RCT study is needed, but running CBT groups for depression could be considered more frequently by clinicians.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1017/S135246581000072X
Uncontrolled keywords: Depression; Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT); treatment preference; group treatment; costs
Subjects: H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
Divisions: Divisions > Division for the Study of Law, Society and Social Justice > School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research > Personal Social Services Research Unit
Depositing User: Jane Dennett
Date Deposited: 13 Dec 2012 14:39 UTC
Last Modified: 16 Nov 2021 10:10 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/32416 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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