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Explanatory style change in supportive-expressive dynamic therapy.

Jacques P Barber1, Michael J Abrams, Mary Beth Connolly-Gibbons

  • 1Center for Psychotherapy Research, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-3309, USA. barberj@mail.med.upenn.edu

Journal of Clinical Psychology
|December 31, 2004
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Supportive-expressive dynamic therapy improved depression and explanatory style. Changes in the Attributional Style Questionnaire (ASQ) correlated with depression reduction and predicted future outcomes.

Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Psychotherapy Research
  • Clinical Psychology

Background:

  • Explanatory style, a cognitive factor, is often linked to depression.
  • Cognitive therapy (CT) is traditionally associated with improving explanatory style.
  • The impact of other therapeutic modalities on explanatory style remains less explored.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate changes in explanatory style among patients receiving supportive-expressive (SE) dynamic therapy.
  • To determine the relationship between changes in explanatory style and depressive symptoms.
  • To assess the predictive value of explanatory style on long-term depression levels.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized data from 59 patients diagnosed with depressive spectrum disorders.
  • Administered the Attributional Style Questionnaire (ASQ) at the beginning and end of SE therapy.

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  • Correlated changes in ASQ scores with changes in depression severity.

    • Main Results:

    • Patients showed a significant decrease in depressive symptoms.
    • Explanatory style, as measured by the ASQ, became more optimistic post-therapy.
    • Improvements in ASQ scores were significantly correlated with reductions in depression.

    Conclusions:

    • Supportive-expressive dynamic therapy can positively impact patients' explanatory style.
    • Changes in explanatory style may be a mechanism through which SE therapy alleviates depression.
    • Explanatory style assessed at therapy termination may predict sustained depression reduction.