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Life-review therapy with computer supplements for depression in the elderly: A randomized controlled trial

Barbara Preschl Department of Psychopathology and Clinical Intervention, University of Zurich, Zurich, SwitzerlandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Andreas Maercker Department of Psychopathology and Clinical Intervention, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Birgit Wagner Clinic for Psychotherapy and Psychosomatic Medicine, University Hospital Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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Simon Forstmeier Department of Psychopathology and Clinical Intervention, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Rosa M. Baños Departamento Personalidad, Evaluación y Tratamientos Psicológicos, Universidad de Valencia, Valencia, Spain; CIBER Fisiopatología Obesidad y Nutrición (CB06/03), Instituto Carlos III, Spain
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Mariano Alcañiz LabHuman, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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Diana Castilla Departamento de Psicología Básica, Clinica y Psicobiología, Universitat Jaume I, Castellón, Spain
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Cristina Botella CIBER Fisiopatología Obesidad y Nutrición (CB06/03), Instituto Carlos III, Spain; Departamento de Psicología Básica, Clinica y Psicobiología, Universitat Jaume I, Castellón, Spain
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Pages 964-974 | Received 28 Dec 2011, Accepted 29 May 2012, Published online: 13 Jul 2012

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