Basic training in cognitive behaviour therapy is not effective

King and colleagues (p 947) show that basic training in brief cognitive behaviour therapy, comprising four half days, has little effect on general practitioners' treatment or attitude towards identification of depression, nor does it affect the outcome of their patients with emotional problems. Although there is evidence that cognitive behaviour therapy is effective in treating depression, the authors say that to have a positive impact on their patients, general practitioners would require more extensive training.

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Effectiveness of teaching general practitioners skills in brief cognitive behaviour therapy to treat patients with depression: randomised controlled trial

Michael King, Oliver Davidson, Fiona Taylor, Andrew Haines, Deborah Sharp, and Rebecca Turner
BMJ 2002 324: 947. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]