Cognitive Therapy-as-Usual versus Cognitive Therapy plus the Memory Support Intervention for adults with depression: 12-month outcomes and opportunities for improved efficacy in a secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Patient memory for treatment is emerging as an important transdiagnostic mechanism of treatment outcomes. However, patient memory for treatment is limited. The Memory Support Intervention was developed to improve patient memory for treatment and thereby strengthen treatment outcomes. In this secondary analysis, the primary, preregistered aim was to test the 12-month follow-up outcomes of the Memory Support Intervention when used with cognitive therapy (CT + MS) for major depressive disorder, relative to CT-as-usual. The secondary, exploratory aim was to investigate opportunities to improve efficacy of the Memory Support Intervention.

Method

Adults (N = 178) with major depressive disorder were randomized to CT-as-usual or CT + MS. Therapist use of memory support and

SUBMITTER: Zieve GG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11025560 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature