Double-Blinding and Bias in Medication and Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Trials for Major Depressive Disorder [version 1; referees: 2 approved]

While double-blinding is a crucial aspect of study design in an interventional clinical trial of medication for a disorder with subjective endpoints such as major depressive disorder, psychotherapy clinical trials, particularly cognitive-behavioral therapy trials, cannot be double-blinded. This pape...

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Main Author: Douglas Berger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: F1000 Research Ltd 2015-08-01
Series:F1000Research
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Online Access:http://f1000research.com/articles/4-638/v1