Exploring mechanisms of change in cognitive therapy and interpersonal psychotherapy for adult depression

Behaviour Research and Therapy

Volumn 94, Issue , 2017, Pages 81-92

  Lemmens, Lotte H J M ^a   Galindo Garre, Francisca ^b   Arntz, Arnoud ^a,c   Peeters, Frenk ^a   Hollon, Steven D ^d   DeRubeis, Robert J ^e   Huibers, Marcus J H ^a,f  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^d VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^f VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cognitive therapy; Depression; Interpersonal psychotherapy; Mechanisms of change; Mediators; Psychotherapy; RCT

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; ATTITUDE TO CHANGE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL PSYCHOTHERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT CARE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; THEORETICAL MODEL; THERAPY EFFECT; ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; SELF CONCEPT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SELF CONCEPT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85019941291     PISSN: 00057967     EISSN: 1873622X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2017.05.005     Document Type: Article

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