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[Anticipatory Cognitions Questionnaire (ACQ). Presentation and validation]
P Légeron1, B Rivière, J P Marboutin
1Service Hospitalo-Universitaire de Santé Mentale et Thérapeutique, Centre Hospitalier Sainte-Anne, Paris.
L'Encephale
|January 1, 1993
Summary
Depressed patients exhibit disturbed anticipation, making negative predictions. The new Anticipatory Cognitions Questionnaire (ACQ) measures these cognitive disturbances in daily life situations.
Area of Science:
- Psychiatry
- Cognitive Psychology
Background:
- Anticipation capacity is impaired in depression, leading to negative predictions.
- Cognitive models and therapies are established for treating depression.
- Cognitive mechanisms disturbed in depressed patients require targeted assessment tools.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop and validate the Anticipatory Cognitions Questionnaire (ACQ) for assessing cognitive disturbances in depression.
- To evaluate the ACQ's utility in measuring anticipatory cognitions in daily life situations.
Main Methods:
- The final 8-item ACQ assesses patient cognitions in concrete situations requiring anticipation.
- Patients rate the applicability of proposed cognitions using a four-point scale.
- Validation involved 151 subjects (72% with depression) compared against MADRS and QD2A.
Main Results:
- The ACQ demonstrated sensitivity in measuring anticipatory cognition disturbances.
- Statistical analysis indicated the ACQ is more sensitive than QD2A but less sensitive than MADRS.
Conclusions:
- The ACQ is a validated tool for exploring cognitive mechanisms in depression.
- The questionnaire offers a practical approach to assessing anticipation disturbances in clinical settings.