What is the evidence for the effectiveness of Cognitive Behavioural therapy in clinical practice in the treatment of depression?

Question = What is the evidence for the effectiveness of Cognitive Behavioural therapy in clinical practice in the treatment of depression?

1:Some background info on the disorder(depression).

2:Briefly describe Cognitive Behaviour Therapy and why it is useful.

3:Carry out a thorough literature review. Acceptable source material will be primarily through peer-reviewed journal articles. Relevant academic texts can also be used. Avoid random website information ? there needs to be an academic author to make this viable.

4: Below are some criteria used to assess a treatment approach/intervention that needs to be considered:
?Effectiveness (in terms of outcomes measured ? eg. A reduction in alcohol consumption, reduction in physical/emotional problems etc)
?Safety
?Patient/user acceptability and satisfaction
?Cost effectiveness
?Appropriateness

5:Searching relevant research:
?Search engines ? eg MEDLINE etc
?Search terms ? clinical trial, review etc
?The Cohrane database of systematic reviews
?Peer-reviewed published material (journals)
?USE PAPERS PUBLISHED AFTER 2000

6:Assessment/appraisal of research:
?Design of the research study
o The intervention
o Methodology
o Sample
o Outcome measures
o Assessment points
o Follow up
o Analysis
?Quality of research when compared with other research designs ? ?Gold Standard? ? randomized controlled trials

7: Use UK published journals / books if possible

8: Review ONLY randomised controlled trials. The inclusion criteria should be that the participants be adults (over the age of 18) and that the articles be published in peer reviewed journals.
9: State inclusion criteria in paper