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Editorial

Measuring success in the treatment of depression: what is most important to patients?

Pim CuijpersDepartment of Clinical, Neuro and Developmental Psychology, Amsterdam Public Health research institute, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The NetherlandsCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 123-125 | Received 18 Nov 2019, Accepted 23 Dec 2019, Published online: 14 Jan 2020

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