Patient recall of specific cognitive therapy contents predicts adherence and outcome in adults with major depressive disorder.

ABSTRACT: The current study examined whether and which specific contents of patients' memory for cognitive therapy (CT) were associated with treatment adherence and outcome. Data were drawn from a pilot RCT of forty-eight depressed adults, who received either CT plus Memory Support Intervention (CT + Memory Support) or CT-as-usual. Patients' memory for treatment was measured using the Patient Recall Task and responses were coded into cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) codes, such as CBT Model and Cognitive Restructuring, and non-CBT codes, such as individual coping strategies and no code. Treatment adherence was measured using therapist and patient ratings during treatment. Depression outcomes included treatment response, remission, and recurrence. Total number of CBT codes recalled was not signific

SUBMITTER: Dong L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5600705 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature