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  • Psychology
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Psychotherapy Research

Background:

  • Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) treatment efficacy is influenced by therapeutic alliance and therapist factors.
  • Cognitive Therapy (CT) is a common treatment for MDD, with variations like CT plus memory support being explored.
  • The role of therapist's cognitive functions, specifically memory, in patient outcomes remains under-investigated.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the impact of therapist memory on patient outcomes in a randomized trial.
  • To compare cognitive therapy plus memory support (CT+Memory Support) with cognitive therapy as usual (CT-as-usual).
  • To explore the relationship between therapist's recall abilities and patient depression severity and functional impairment.

Main Methods:

  • Secondary analysis of a randomized trial involving 172 adults with MDD treated by 19 therapists.
  • Therapists completed cumulative and past session recall assessments at multiple time points.
  • Patient depression severity (Inventory for Depressive Symptomatology Self-Report) and functional impairment (WHO Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0) were measured pre-treatment, post-treatment, and at 6- and 12-month follow-ups.
  • Multilevel modeling was used to analyze the data.

Main Results:

  • Better therapist cumulative recall significantly predicted lower depression severity from pre- to post-treatment and at 6-month follow-up.
  • Therapist cumulative recall predicted improved patient functional impairment specifically in the CT-as-usual group.
  • Therapist past session recall predicted improved functional impairment across both treatment conditions.

Conclusions:

  • Therapist memory appears to be a significant factor influencing patient outcomes in depression treatment.
  • Findings suggest a potential benefit of memory support interventions for therapists.
  • Further research is warranted to confirm these results and explore methods to enhance therapist memory in clinical practice.