Dose-response relationship in cognitive behavioral therapy for depression: A nonlinear metaregression analysis.

Thomas KleinJohanna BreilmannCarolin SchneiderFrancesca GirlandaInes FiedlerSarah DawsonAlessio CrippaStefan PriebeCorrado BarbuiThomas BeckerMarkus Kösters

Published in: Journal of consulting and clinical psychology (2024)

Results imply a general tendency for the strongest alleviation of depressive symptom severity in early stages of CBT treatment, thus, if aiming at symptom alleviation, speak for short CBT interventions. However, these findings have to be discussed in the light of the limited data regarding the sustainability of treatment effects in short-term therapies and effects beyond symptomatic changes. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).

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