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Changes in cognitive content during and following cognitive therapy for recurrent depression: Substantial and enduring, but not predictive of change in depressive symptoms

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Jarrett, Robin B., Vittengl, Jeffrey R., Doyle, Kimberly, Clark, Lee Anna·2007·Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

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The authors examined the amount and durability of change in the cognitive content of 156 adult outpatients with recurrent major depressive disorder after treatment with cognitive therapy. The pre-post magnitude of change was large for the Attributional Style Questionnaire Failure composite (d = 0.79), Dysfunctional Attitudes Scale (d = 1.05), and Self-Efficacy Scale (d = 0.83), and small for the Attributional Style Questionnaire Success composite (d = 0.30). Changes in cognitive content were clinically significant, as defined by their 64%-87% scores overlapping with score distributions from community dwellers. Improvement was durable over a 2-year follow-up. Changes in negative cognitive content could be detected early and distinguished responders from nonresponders. In responders, continuation-phase cognitive therapy was associated with further improvements on only 1 measure of cognitive content. Early changes in negative cognitive content did not predict later changes in depressive symptoms, which the authors discuss in the context of methodological challenges and the cognitive theory of depression.

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  • Mediation studies of CT relied on retrospective self-report measures of thoughts and beliefs, which are likely confounded by responder biases and demand characteristics and unlikely to match ongoing cognition.

    “These studies, however, relied upon retrospective self-report measures of thoughts and beliefs, which are likely to be confounded by responder biases and demand characteristics, and unlikely to match ongoing, moment-to-moment cognition (Jarrett, Vittengl, Doyle, & Clark, 2007).”

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Authors
Jarrett, R. B., Vittengl, J. R., Doyle, K., & Clark, L. A.
Affiliations
  • The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (US)
  • Truman State University (US)
  • University of Iowa (US)
Venue
Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology
Published
2007
Volume
75
Issue
3
Pages
432-446
ISSN
  • 0022-006X (ISSN-L)
  • 1939-2117
OpenAlex
W2045643626
Cited by
72
References
80
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 2 · 2017: 5 · 2016: 4 · 2015: 9 · 2014: 9 · 2013: 5 · 2012: 7
FWCI
7.68
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
National Institute of Mental Health (MH-38238; MH-01571)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychological Treatments and Assessments
Keywords
cognitive therapy, recurrent major depressive disorder, cognitive content, attributional style, dysfunctional attitudes, self-efficacy, treatment response prediction, cognitive theories of depression
MeSH terms
Acute Disease, Adult, Depression, Major Depressive Disorder, Female, Humans, Male, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

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