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Background: Childhood maltreatment (CM) predicted poorer outcomes in acute depression treatment with CBT, IPT
and Supportive Psychotherapy (SP). The Cognitive Behavioral Analysis System of Psychotherapy (CBASP) fared well
in patients with chronic depression and CM during acute treatment, yet there is a considerable lack of empirical
evidence for lo...
Background:
Evidence on the long-term efficacy of psychotherapeutic approaches for chronic depression is scarce.
Objective:
To evaluate the effects of the Cognitive Behavioral Analysis System of Psychotherapy (CBASP) compared to Supportive Psychotherapy (SP) 1 year and 2 years after treatment termination.
Methods:
In this study, we present 1-...
Received: June 28, 2017
Accepted: October 19, 2017
Published online: January 06, 2018
Issue release date: January 2018
Chronic depression is a highly prevalent and particularly disabling disorder. Due to the duration and a variety of complicating factors, chronic depression counts as difficult-to-treat. In treatment guidelines, a combination of psychotherapy and antidepressants is recommended for the treatment of persistent depressive disorders. Among different for...
Received: March 03, 2017
Accepted: April 29, 2017
Published online: September 14, 2017
Issue release date: October 2017
Childhood maltreatment (CM) has been indicated as a predictor of a differential response to antidepressant treatment with psychotherapy compared to medication. In this secondary analysis, we investigated whether the presence of CM results in a differential indication for the Cognitive Behavioral Analysis System of Psychotherapy (CBASP) or escitalop...
Importance:
Chronic depression is a highly prevalent and disabling disorder. There is a recognized need to assess the value of long-term disorder-specific psychotherapy.
Objective:
To evaluate the efficacy of the Cognitive Behavioral Analysis System of Psychotherapy (CBASP) compared with that of nonspecific supportive psychotherapy (SP).
Design...
A specific psychotherapy for chronic depression, the Cognitive Behavioral Analysis System of Psychotherapy (CBASP), was compared to escitalopram (ESC).
Sixty patients with chronic major depression were randomized to 'CBASP' (22 sessions) or 'ESC plus clinical management' (ESC/CM) at two treatment sites. The primary outcome measure was the score on...