Evaluating the role of maladaptive personality traits in schema therapy and cognitive behavioural therapy for depression.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Advancements in the treatment of depression are pivotal due to high levels of non-response and relapse. This study evaluated the role of personality pathology in the treatment of depression by testing whether maladaptive personality traits (1) predict changes in depression over treatment or vice versa, (2) change themselves over treatment, (3) change differentially depending on treatment with schema therapy (ST) or cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), and (4) moderate the effectiveness of these treatments.

Methods

We included 193 depressed inpatients (53.4% women, Mage = 42.9, SD = 13.4) participating in an assessor-blind randomized clinical trial and receiving a 7-week course of ST or CBT. The research questions were addressed using multiple indicator latent chan

SUBMITTER: Rek K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10388330 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature