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Psychotherapy In Antidepressant Patients, Thomas J. Kniesner, Regina H. Powers, Thomas W. Croghan
Psychotherapy In Antidepressant Patients, Thomas J. Kniesner, Regina H. Powers, Thomas W. Croghan
Center for Policy Research
Depression is a condition with various modes of treatment, including pharmacotherapy, psychotherapy, and some combination of each. The role of psychotherapy in the treatment of depression relative to the role of pharmacotherapy is not well understood, and guidelines for psychotherapy in the primary care setting differ from guidelines for specialty care. There is little evidence about the circumstances in actual practice that affect the use of psychotherapy in conjunction with pharmacotherapy.
We retrospectively identify the most important factors associated with the use of psychotherapy in combination with pharmacotherapy in the treatment of depression. Specifically, we study provider choice, health plan …