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Group Cognitive Therapy in Chronic Depression: Results From Two Intervention Studies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 June 2009

Michael Bristow  and
Jenifer Bright
Michael Bristow
Affiliation:
St George's Hospital Medical School, London
Jenifer Bright
Affiliation:
Institute of Psychiatry, London
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Abstract

This paper describes two interventions used to treat patients suffering with chronic depression. In the first (Study 1), a group of five sufferers from depression of more than one year's duration who had been unresponsive to, or declined drugs were given cognitive therapy for depression in a group format and followed up for a year afterwards. They were compared with a wait-list group with a similar natural history. The treatment group showed greater improvement than the wait list group and maintained most of their gains at follow-up. In the second (Study 2) four patients also suffering from chronic depression who scored highly on the Hollon Severity Index were treated in a cognitive therapy group over a more extended period (28 weeks) using the approach designed to treat personality disorder. Modest gains were made by some patients. The findings are discussed and suggestions for improvement are made.

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Research Article
Information
Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy , Volume 23 , Issue 4 , October 1995 , pp. 373 - 380
Copyright
Copyright © British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies 1995

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