Theory-specific patient change processes and mechanisms in different cognitive therapies for depression.

Juan Martín Gómez Penedo Alice E Coyne Michael J Constantino Tobias KriegerAdele M HayesMartin Grosse Holtforth

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

Results suggest that therapists might improve long-term depression outcome by fostering both emotional processing (via emotion-focused techniques as included in EBCT) and cognitive restructuring (by using general CBT techniques included in both treatments), which operate either directly or through varied treatment-common mechanisms (e.g., greater self-efficacy and reduced cognitive-behavioral avoidance). (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved).

Keyphrases

depressive symptoms
sleep quality
autism spectrum disorder
case report
combination therapy
replacement therapy
electronic health record