Are studies of psychotherapies for depression more or less generalizable than studies of antidepressants?

The generalizability of findings from studies exploring the efficacy of psychotherapy and antidepressants has been called into question in part because studies exclude many patients. Despite this, the frequency with which psychotherapy and antidepressant studies use specific inclusion and exclusion criteria has never been compared. We explored the exclusion criteria used in psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy studies from 1995 —2014.
Source: Journal of Affective Disorders - Category: Neurology Authors: Tags: Research paper Source Type: research