Cognitive therapy for chronic depression

This paper describes two interventions used to treat patients suffering with chronic depression. In the first (Study 1), a group of five sufferers from depression of more than one year's duration who had been unresponsive to, or declined drugs were given cognitive therapy for depression in a group format and followed up for a year afterwards. They were compared with a wait-list group with a similar natural history. The treatment group showed greater improvement than the wait list group and maintained most of their gains at follow-up. In the second (Study 2) four patients also suffering from chronic depression who scored highly on the Hollon Severity Index were treated in a cognitive therapy group over a more extended period (28 weeks) using the approach designed to treat personality disorder. Modest gains were made by some patients. The findings are discussed and suggestions for improvement are made.

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Group person-based cognitive therapy for chronic depression: A pilot randomized controlled trial

British Journal of Clinical Psychology ◽

10.1111/j.2044-8260.2012.02036.x ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 51 (3) ◽

pp. 345-350 ◽

Cited By ~ 23

Author(s):

Clara Strauss ◽

Mark Hayward ◽

Paul Chadwick

Keyword(s):

Randomized Controlled Trial ◽

Cognitive Therapy ◽

Controlled Trial ◽

Chronic Depression ◽

Randomized Controlled ◽

Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

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Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy as a treatment for chronic depression: A preliminary study

Behaviour Research and Therapy ◽

10.1016/j.brat.2009.01.019 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 47 (5) ◽

pp. 366-373 ◽

Cited By ~ 204

Author(s):

Thorsten Barnhofer ◽

Catherine Crane ◽

Emily Hargus ◽

Myanthi Amarasinghe ◽

Rosie Winder ◽

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Keyword(s):

Cognitive Therapy ◽

Chronic Depression ◽

Preliminary Study

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Depression: Zwischenmenschliche Probleme beeinflussen Therapieerfolg

PiD - Psychotherapie im Dialog ◽

10.1055/a-1215-0160 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 22 (01) ◽

pp. 8-8

Keyword(s):

Randomized Controlled Trial ◽

Cognitive Therapy ◽

Controlled Trial ◽

Interpersonal Problems ◽

Chronic Depression ◽

Cognitive Behavioral ◽

Behavioral Analysis ◽

Randomized Controlled ◽

Analysis System ◽

Group Version

Probst T et al. Patients’ interpersonal problems as moderators of depression outcomes in a randomized controlled trial comparing mindfulness-based cognitive therapy and a group version of the cognitive-behavioral analysis system of psychotherapy in chronic depression. J Clin Psychol 2020. doi: 10.1002/jclp.22931 Probleme in zwischenmenschlichen Beziehungen gelten bei Patienten mit chronischer depressiver Störung als Einflussfaktoren auf Symptomatik und Therapieerfolg. Ob Art und Ausprägung bestimmter Interaktionsprobleme die Behandlungsergebnisse von 2 Formen der kognitiven Verhaltenstherapie als Moderatorvariablen beeinflussen, haben Probst und seine Kollegen im Rahmen ihrer Sekundäranalyse einer Therapievergleichsstudie genauer untersucht.

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