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Social work effectiveness in the management of depressed women: a clinical trial

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 July 2009

Roslyn H. Corney
Roslyn H. Corney*
Affiliation:
General Practice Research Unit, Institute of Psychiatry, London
*
1Address for correspondence: Ms Roslyn H. Corney, General Practice Research Unit, Institute of Psychiatry, De Crespigny Park, Denmark Hill, London SE5 8AF.
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Synopsis

A clinical trial was undertaken to assess the effectiveness of social work intervention with a group of depressed women attending their general practitioner for treatment. Social work treatment was ineffective for the group of women as a whole on changes in social scores, clinical ratings, or visits to the doctor. The results suggest, however, that social work help benefited those with ‘acute on chronic’ illness but had no effect on those with more acute conditions.

Type
Preliminary Report
Information
Psychological Medicine , Volume 11 , Issue 2 , May 1981 , pp. 417 - 423
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1981

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