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Maintenance of gains following experiential therapies for depression

Ellison, Jennifer A., Greenberg, Leslie S., Goldman, Rhonda N., Angus, Lynne·2009·Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology
DOI 10.1037/a0014653
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Abstract

Follow-up data across an 18-month period are presented for 43 adults who had been randomly assigned and had responded to short-term client-centered (CC) and emotion-focused (EFT) therapies for major depression. Long-term effects of these short-term therapies were evaluated using relapse rates, number of asymptomatic or minimally symptomatic weeks, survival times across an 18-month follow-up, and group comparisons on self-report indices at 6- and 18-month follow-up among those clients who responded to the acute treatment phase. EFT treatment showed superior effects across 18 months in terms of less depressive relapse and greater number of asymptomatic or minimally symptomatic weeks, and the probability of maintaining treatment gains was significantly more likely in the EFT treatment than in the CC treatment. In addition, follow-up self-report results demonstrated significantly greater effects for EFT clients on reduction of depression and improvement of self-esteem, and there were trends in favor of EFT, in comparison with CC, on reduction of general symptom distress and interpersonal problems. Maintenance of treatment gains following an empathic relational treatment appears to be enhanced by the addition of specific experiential and gestalt-derived emotion-focused interventions. Clinical and theoretical implications of these findings are presented.

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Authors
Ellison, J. A., Greenberg, L. S., Goldman, R. N., & Angus, L.
Affiliations
York University (CA)
ORCID
Venue
Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology
Publisher
American Psychological Association (APA)
Published
2009-02
Volume
77
Issue
1
Pages
103-112
ISSN
  • 0022-006X (ISSN-L)
  • 1939-2117
DOI
10.1037/a0014653
OpenAlex
W2127742161
Cited by
91
References
51
Citations by year
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FWCI
4.94
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institute of Mental Health (R01 MH 45040-03)
  • Ontario Mental Health Foundation
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychological Treatments and Disorders
Keywords
major depressive disorder, experiential therapy, emotion-focused therapy, client-centered therapy, maintenance of treatment gains, relapse, long-term follow-up, self-esteem, interpersonal problems, Gestalt therapy, brief psychotherapy
MeSH terms
Adult, Affect, Major Depressive Disorder, Empathy, Ethnicity, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Psychotherapy, Surveys and Questionnaires, Retention, Psychology, Self Concept, Patient-Centered Care, Secondary Prevention, Young Adult

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