Acute phase cognitive therapy for recurrent major depressive disorder: who drops out and how much do patient skills influence response?

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The aims were to predict cognitive therapy (CT) noncompletion and to determine, relative to other putative predictors, the extent to which the patient skills in CT for recurrent major depressive disorder predicted response in a large, two-site trial.

Method

Among 523 outpatients aged 18e70, exposed to 12e14 weeks of CT, 21.6% dropped out. Of the 410 completers, 26.1% did not respond. To predict these outcomes, we conducted logistic regression analyses of demographics, pre-treatment illness characteristics and psychosocial measures, and midtreatment therapeutic alliance.

Results

The 17-item Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HRSD17) scores at entry predicted dropout and nonresponse. Patients working for pay, of non-Hispanic white race, who were older, or h

SUBMITTER: Jarrett RB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3685278 | biostudies-literature | 2013 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature