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Effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy for depression: Comparison among older and younger veterans

Bradley E. Karlin Mental Health Services, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Central Office, Washington, DC, United States; Department of Mental Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, United States
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Robyn D. Walser Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA, United States
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Jerome Yesavage Department of Psychiatry, Stanford University Medical Center, Palo Alto, CA, United States; Sierra-Pacific Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center/Department of Psychiatry, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA, United States
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Aimee Zhang Department of Psychiatry, Stanford University Medical Center, Palo Alto, CA, United States; Sierra-Pacific Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center/Department of Psychiatry, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA, United States
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Mickey Trockel Department of Psychiatry, Stanford University Medical Center, Palo Alto, CA, United States; Sierra-Pacific Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center/Department of Psychiatry, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA, United States
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C. Barr Taylor Department of Psychiatry, Stanford University Medical Center, Palo Alto, CA, United States; Sierra-Pacific Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center/Department of Psychiatry, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA, United States
Pages 555-563 | Received 07 Jan 2013, Accepted 01 Mar 2013, Published online: 22 Apr 2013

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