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The comparative efficacy of cognitive therapy and pharmacotherapy in the treatment of depressions

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    Joseph Becker & Marc A. Schuckit

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Aspects of this paper were included in the senior author's remarks as a discussant at the 85th Annual APA Convention in a session entitled “Symposium: Cognitive Therapy of Depression.”

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Becker, J., Schuckit, M.A. The comparative efficacy of cognitive therapy and pharmacotherapy in the treatment of depressions. Cogn Ther Res 2, 193–197 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01172734

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