ReviewCurrent psychiatry reports2019
Psychological Treatment of Depression in Primary Care: Recent Developments.
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98 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Effectiveness of eHealth-Based Psychological Interventions for Depression Treatment in Patients With Type 1 or Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Review.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Pooled it
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- Well-functioning depression care collaboration: general practitioners' experiences with specialized mental health services.Scandinavian journal of primary health care · 2026Article
- Association of long-term depressive burden with incident cardiometabolic multimorbidity: a prospective study in middle-aged and older adults across three continents.Journal of global health · 2026Article
- Acupuncture and Moxibustion for Subthreshold Depression: a systematic review and Bayesian network meta-analysis.Journal of pharmacopuncture · 2026Review
- Patient perspectives on the challenges, obstacles, and opportunities in discussing and managing anhedonia in major depressive disorder (MDD): a focus group study.Annals of general psychiatry · 2026Article
- Shared and distinct alterations in brain connectivity and cognitive function in subthreshold and major depression.Psychological medicine · 2026Article
- Efficacy of a video-viewing intervention of smartphone-based positive word stimulation on depressive symptoms in individuals with subthreshold depression: Protocol for a randomized controlled trial.PCN reports : psychiatry and clinical neurosciences · 2026Article
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Abstract
purpose of reviewWe give an overview of recent developments on psychological treatments of depression in primary care. RECENT
findingsIn recent years, it has become clear that psychotherapies can effectively be delivered through e-health applications. Furthermore, several studies in low and middle income countries have shown that lay health counselors can effectively deliver psychological therapies. Behavioral activation, a relatively simple form of therapy, has been found to be as effective as cognitive behavior therapy. Treatment of subthreshold depression has been found to not only reduce depressive symptoms but also prevent the onset of major depression. In addition, therapies are effective in older adults, patients with general medical disorders and in perinatal depression. Psychological therapies are effective in the treatment of depression in primary care, have longer lasting effects than drugs, are preferred by the majority of patients, and can be applied flexibly with different formats and across different target groups.
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