A re-examination of process-outcome relations in cognitive therapy for depression: Disaggregating within-patient and
Katherine E Sasso1, Daniel R Strunk1, Justin D Braun1
1a Department of Psychology , The Ohio State University , Columbus , OH , USA.
Objective:
We previously examined alliance and therapist adherence as predictors of symptom change. Applying a new analytic strategy, we can ensure that any relations identified were not attributable to stable patient characteristics.
Method:
Participants were 57 depressed cognitive therapy patients. We disaggregated within- and between-patient variation in process measures.
Results:
Between-patients, variability in adherence to Cognitive Methods and Negotiating/Structuring predicted patients' symptom change. Within-patients, only variability in ratings of adherence to Cognitive Methods predicted next-session symptom change.
Conclusions:
Relations involving between-patient process variables are potentially attributable to stable patient characteristics. However, the relation of within-patient Cognitive Methods and session-to-session symptom change cannot be attributed to stable characteristics and is consistent with a causal relationship.
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