Sudden gains and patterns of symptom change in cognitive-behavioral therapy for treatment-resistant depression.

Leigh A AndrewsAdele M HayesAnna AbelWillem Kuyken

Published in: Journal of consulting and clinical psychology (2020)

These findings highlight the importance of examining longitudinal data and the robustness of the sudden gain pattern. They further suggest that having a defined symptom trajectory might confer its own advantages in predicting depression outcomes. Clinicians could use weekly depression scores to identify these key patterns of change to guide treatment decisions. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved).

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