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The impact of comorbid personality difficulties on response to IAPT treatment for depression and anxiety.

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Goddard, Elizabeth, Wingrove, Janet, Moran, Paul·2015·Behaviour Research and Therapy

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UNLABELLED: The UK's Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) initiative provides evidence-based psychological interventions for mild to moderate common mental health problems in a primary care setting. Predictors of treatment response are unclear. This study examined the impact of personality disorder status on outcome in a large IAPT service. We hypothesised that the presence of probable personality disorder would adversely affect treatment response. METHOD: We used a prospective cohort design to study a consecutive sample of individuals (n = 1249). RESULTS: Higher scores on a screening measure for personality disorder were associated with poorer outcome on measures of depression, anxiety and social functioning, and reduced recovery rates at the end of treatment. These associations were not confounded by demographic status, initial symptom severity nor number of treatment sessions. The presence of personality difficulties independently predicted reduced absolute change on all outcome measures. CONCLUSIONS: The presence of co-morbid personality difficulties adversely affects treatment outcome among individuals attending for treatment in an IAPT service. There is a need to routinely assess for the presence of personality difficulties on all individuals referred to IAPT services. This information will provide important prognostic data and could lead to the provision of more effective, personalised treatment in IAPT.

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Authors
Goddard, E., Wingrove, J., & Moran, P.
Affiliations
  • King's College London (GB)
  • South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
Corresponding author
Moran, Paul
Venue
Behaviour Research and Therapy
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2015-10
Volume
73
Pages
1-7
ISSN
0005-7967 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2161033338
Cited by
96
References
44
Citations by year
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FWCI
7.86
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Behaviour Research and Therapy (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Explore Bristol Research (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • Research Portal (King's College London) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • Bristol Research (University of Bristol) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
Funders
  • NIHR Biomedical Research Centre for Mental Health and Dementia Unit
  • Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust and the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
Keywords
personality disorders, comorbidities, Improving Access to Psychological Therapies, depression, anxiety, treatment outcomes, predictors of treatment response, social functioning, recovery, primary care mental health services
MeSH terms
Adult, Anxiety, Depression, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Personality Disorders, Prospective Studies, Psychotherapy, Treatment Outcome

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