Citation
Thomson L, Barker M, Kaylor-Hughes C, Garland A, Ramana R, Morriss R, et al. How is a specialist depression service effective for persistent moderate to severe depressive disorder?: A qualitative study of service user experience. BMC Psychiatry. 2018;18(1)
Abstract
A specialist depression service (SDS) offering collaborative pharmacological and cognitive behaviour therapy treatment for persistent depressive disorder showed effectiveness against depression symptoms versus usual community based multidisciplinary care in a randomised controlled trial (RCT) in specialist mental health services in England.