Objective: The aim of this study was to assess whether systematic reviews investigating psychotherapeutic interventions for depression are affected by publication bias. Only homogeneous data sets were included, as heterogeneous data sets can distort statistical tests of publication bias. Method: We applied Begg and Mazumdar's adjusted rank…

Background: Depressed patients with comorbid personality pathology may fare worse in treatment for depression than those without this additional pathology, and comorbid personality pathology may be associated with superior response in one form of treatment relative to another, though recent findings have been mixed. We aimed to evaluate the effect…

This study describes a manual-based psychological intervention for adolescents diagnosed with Learning Disorders (LD), "I Can Succeed" (ICS), and reports on the feasibility of the treatment as an intervention to promote adaptive academic and emotional functioning. The intervention consisted of acute and follow-up phases, over 18 months.…