ISSN: 2161-0487
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Department of Psychotherapy, University of Antioquia Medellín-Colombia, Antioquia, Colombia
Review Article
Depression, Diagnostic Criteria, Explanatory Theories and Current Treatment Efficacy Compared
Author(s): Minotta-Valencia Lina and Carlos Minotta Valencia*
In the present, the nosological characterization of depression is approached, as an entity susceptible to clinical diagnosis, the
semiotics of its symptomatological manifestations and pathognomonic signs are described, according to standardized criteria, to
then illustrate the underlying processes that, according to different models explanatory, cognitive, and behavioral, account; of the
genesis, development, and feedback mechanisms and maintenance of depressive clinical symptoms. Finally, a screening of controlled
clinical trials is carried out, with treatment and control groups, where the variable to be measured was the differences or not, in the
therapeutic results between cognitive and pharmacological treatment modalities of depression, regarding the prolongation of the
effect, relapses and comparative improvement rates... View More»
DOI:
10.35248/2161-0487.21.11.410