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  • Psychotherapy Research

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  • Imagery rescripting (ImRs) is a therapeutic technique for psychiatric disorders, involving reimagining negative memories with positive outcomes.
  • ImRs aims to diminish the negative cognitive meaning, or encapsulated beliefs, associated with aversive memories.
  • Often, cognitive restructuring (CR) precedes ImRs to address these encapsulated beliefs, but its necessity is debated.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate whether cognitive restructuring (CR) is a necessary precursor to imagery rescripting (ImRs).
  • To compare the effectiveness of CR plus ImRs versus ImRs alone and a placebo control.

Main Methods:

  • Fifty-three students with mild psychological distress were randomized into three groups: CR + ImRs, placebo + ImRs, and placebo + placebo.
  • The primary outcome was the believability of encapsulated beliefs, with secondary outcomes including memory vividness, distress, and emotional connotation.
  • Assessments were conducted pre-intervention, post-intervention, and at a 1-week follow-up.

Main Results:

  • Both CR + ImRs and placebo + ImRs significantly reduced the believability of encapsulated beliefs compared to the placebo + placebo group.
  • No significant differences were found between the two ImRs conditions (CR + ImRs vs. placebo + ImRs).
  • Secondary outcome measures also showed no significant differences across the three conditions.

Conclusions:

  • Findings suggest that a preceding cognitive restructuring (CR) technique may be redundant when using imagery rescripting (ImRs).
  • Imagery rescripting (ImRs) as a standalone technique appears effective in reducing the believability of negative memory beliefs.
  • Further research with larger, clinical samples is needed to confirm these preliminary findings.