Perceived Causal Problem Networks: Reliability, Central Problems, and Clinical Utility for Depression.

ABSTRACT: Personalized case conceptualization is often regarded as a prerequisite for treatment success in psychotherapy for patients with comorbidity. This article presents Perceived Causal Networks, a novel method in which patients rate perceived causal relations among behavioral and emotional problems. First, 231 respondents screening positive for depression completed an online Perceived Causal Networks questionnaire. Median completion time (including repeat items to assess immediate test-retest reliability) was 22.7 minutes, and centrality measures showed excellent immediate test-retest reliability. Networks were highly idiosyncratic, but worrying and ruminating were the most central items for a third of respondents. Second, 50 psychotherapists rated the clinical utility of Perceived Causal Netw

SUBMITTER: Klintwall L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9684655 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature