Supported cognitive-behavioural self-help versus treatment-as-usual for depressed informal carers of stroke survivors (CEDArS): study protocol for a feasibility randomized controlled trial.

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Published in Trials on May 06, 2014

Authors

Joanne Woodford1, Paul Farrand, Edward R Watkins, David A Richards, David J Llewellyn

Author Affiliations

1: Mood Disorders Centre, Psychology, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter, Perry Road, Exeter EX4 4QG, UK. j.woodford@exeter.ac.uk.

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