Cultural adaptations of psychological treatments for depression are mostly based on implementation rather than content

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Neil Krishan Aggarwal. Evid Based Ment Health. 2015 Feb.

. 2015 Feb;18(1):32.

doi: 10.1136/eb-2014-101928. Epub 2014 Sep 23.

¹ Columbia University Medical Center, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, New York, USA; aggarwa@nyspi.columbia.edu.

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The methods and outcomes of cultural adaptations of psychological treatments for depressive disorders: a systematic review.
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