Self-help books for depression: how can practitioners and patients make the right choice?

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Published in Br J Gen Pract on May 01, 2005

Authors

Liz Anderson1, Glyn Lewis, Ricardo Araya, Rodney Elgie, Glynn Harrison, Judy Proudfoot, Ulrike Schmidt, Deborah Sharp, Alison Weightman, Chris Williams

Author Affiliations

1: Academic Unit of Psychiatry, University of Bristol. E.J.Anderson@bristol.ac.uk

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