PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Michael Ross AU - Michael Scott TI - An evaluation of the effectiveness of individual and group cognitive therapy in the treatment of depressed patients in an inner city health centre DP - 1985 May 01 TA - The Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners PG - 239--242 VI - 35 IP - 274 4099 - http://bjgp.org/content/35/274/239.short 4100 - http://bjgp.org/content/35/274/239.full SO - J R Coll Gen Pract1985 May 01; 35 AB - Depressed patients were allocated randomly to individual cognitive therapy, group cognitive therapy or a waiting list `treatment as usual' control group. Blind clinical and psychometric assessment of patients revealed that those who underwent cognitive therapy did significantly better than those on the waiting list. There was no significant difference between patients treated with group or individual cognitive therapy. Threatment gains were maintained at follow-up at 12 months. Prognostic characteristics for the selection of depressed patients for cognitive therapy on the basis of the chronicity and social stresses are identified. It is concluded that cognitive therapy is an effective treatment which can be applied cost-effectively in general practice.