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Attributional change during psychotherapy.

J Firth-Cozens1, C R Brewin

  • 1Department of Clinical Psychology, University of Leicester.

The British Journal of Clinical Psychology
|February 1, 1988
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Changing how individuals attribute life events is linked to depression recovery. This study found that shifts in attributions correlated positively with reduced depressive symptoms after therapy.

Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Psychotherapy Research

Background:

  • Causal attributions for life events are implicated in depression recovery.
  • Understanding attributional processes is key to developing effective depression treatments.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the relationship between changes in causal attributions and depressive symptom recovery.
  • To examine attributional shifts following two distinct therapy modalities.

Main Methods:

  • Assessed depressive symptoms and attributions pre- and post-treatment in 40 clients.
  • Employed a cross-over design with Exploratory (interpersonal) and Prescriptive (cognitive-behavioural) therapies.

Main Results:

  • Attributions significantly shifted towards being more unstable, specific, and controllable during treatment.

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  • A positive correlation was observed between the degree of attributional change and the reduction in depression symptoms across most dimensions.

    • Conclusions:

    • Therapeutic interventions can alter causal attributional styles.
    • Modifying attributions is a viable mechanism for facilitating recovery from depression.