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Trial reportBMC cancer2012

Efficacy of psychodynamic short-term psychotherapy for depressed breast cancer patients: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

Rüdiger Zwerenz, Manfred E Beutel, Barbara H Imruck, Jörg Wiltink, Antje Haselbacher, Christian Ruckes, Heinz Schmidberger, Gerald Hoffmann, Marcus Schmidt, Uwe Köhler and 7 more

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In one paragraph

Trial report in BMC cancer, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
5citing papers in PubMed
1.1field-weighted citation impact, top 23% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 24 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

17 authors at 7 institutions in 1 country.

Rüdiger ZwerenzDepartment for Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center Mainz, Untere Zahlbacher Str. 8, 55131 Mainz, Germany. ruediger.zwerenz@unimedizin-mainz.de
Manfred E Beutel
Barbara H Imruck
Jörg Wiltink
Antje Haselbacher
Christian Ruckes
Heinz Schmidberger
Gerald Hoffmann
Marcus Schmidt
Uwe Köhler
Dagmar Langanke
Rolf-Dieter Kortmann
Susanne Kuhnt
Gregor Weissflog
Yvette Barthel
Katja Leuteritz
Elmar Brähler
University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz · DELeipzig University · DEJohannes Gutenberg University Mainz · DEKlinikum St. Georg · DESt. Elisabeth-Krankenhaus Leipzig · DESt. Josefs Hospital · DEUniversity Hospital Leipzig · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThere is a lack of psychotherapeutic trials of treatments of comorbid depression in cancer patients. Our study determines the efficacy of a manualized short-term psychodynamic psychotherapy and predictors of outcome by personality and quality of the therapeutic relationship. METHODS/

designEligible breast cancer patients with comorbid depression are assigned to short-term psychodynamic psychotherapy (up to 20 + 5 sessions) or to treatment as usual (augmented by recommendation for counseling center and physician information). We plan to recruit a total of 180 patients (90 per arm) in two centers. Assessments are conducted pretreatment, after 6 (treatment termination) and 12 months (follow-up). The primary outcome measures are reduction of the depression score in the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale and remission of depression as assessed by means of the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM IV Disorders by independent, blinded assessors at treatment termination. Secondary outcomes refer to quality of life. DISCUSSION: We investigate the efficacy of short-term psychodynamic psychotherapy in acute care and we aim to identify predictors for acceptance and success of treatment.

trial registrationISRCTN96793588.

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AdolescentAdultAgedBreast NeoplasmsComorbidityDepressionFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansMiddle AgedProspective StudiesPsychotherapy, BriefQuality of LifeYoung Adult

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PMID23217093
PMCPMC3520731
OpenAlexW2025360654

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