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Area of Science:

  • Psychiatry
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Psychotherapy Research

Background:

  • Depression treatment efficacy can be influenced by patient characteristics.
  • Interpersonal distress is a common issue in patients with depression.
  • Personalized treatment approaches may enhance therapeutic outcomes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate interpersonal distress as a moderator in depression treatment.
  • To compare the effects of Supportive Treatment (ST) and Supportive Expressive Treatment (SET) on therapeutic alliance and outcomes.
  • To explore personalized intervention strategies for depression.

Main Methods:

  • Randomized controlled trial with 100 depressed patients receiving 16 sessions of ST or SET.
  • Baseline assessment of interpersonal problems.
  • Measurement of therapy outcome and therapeutic alliance via patient self-report.
  • Analysis using interactive three-level mixed effect models.

Main Results:

  • Significant interaction between treatment type and baseline interpersonal problems on outcome and alliance.
  • Patients with higher interpersonal problems showed greater improvement with SET compared to ST.
  • SET led to greater reduction in depressive severity and improved alliance in this subgroup.

Conclusions:

  • Interpersonal distress moderates the effectiveness of ST versus SET in depression.
  • SET may be a more suitable intervention for depressed patients with significant interpersonal problems.
  • Baseline assessment of interpersonal distress can inform personalized depression treatment decisions.