Karp And Frank (1995) : Biological Treatments Of Depression

Question 1

What’s the method ?

Answer 1

Review article
Previous research into effectiveness of single treatments and combined drug drug and pseuchometrjc treatments of depression.

Question 2

Participants

Answer 2

Research reviews concentrated on women diagnosed with depression

529 women

Question 3

How many pieces of research and when ?

Answer 3

9

From 1974 until 1992

Question 4

Design ?

Answer 4

Depression analysed using a variety of depression inventories

All patients were tested prior to actual treatment , they were also tested after treatment using the inventories and in some cases after a period of time as a follow up

Due to the nature of the study health practitioners were sometimes used to assess the patients

Question 5

Results ?

Answer 5

he evidence doesn’t show any better outcomes for patients offered combined therapy as opposed to only drug therapy, showing the effectiveness of drug therapy on depression.

Question 6

Aim?

Answer 6

To compare drug treatment and non drug treatments of depression