Journal article
Efficacy of a Social Problem-Solving Therapy Approach for Unipolar Depression
Journal of consulting and clinical psychology, Vol.54(2), pp.196-202
Apr 1986
PMID: 3700806
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Abstract
Twenty-six individuals who were diagnosed as experiencing nonpsychotic, unipolar depression according to Research Diagnostic Criteria, participated in one of three conditions: problem-solving therapy (PST;
n
= 11); problem-focused therapy (PFT;
n
= 9); and wait-list control (WLC;
n
= 6). The PST group was based on a systematic model of social problem solving, whereas the PFT condition can be conceptualized as a legitimate group therapy regimen. Treatment was conducted over eight 1.5- to 2-hour weekly sessions. Results of pre-post analyses indicated that PST subjects reported a significant decrease in their depression, which was also found to covary with concurrent increases in problem-solving effectiveness and the adoption of an internal locus of control orientation. Further, this improvement was found to be maintained at a 6-month follow-up assessment. Moreover, PST subjects reported significantly lower posttreatment depression scores than either the PFT or the WLC groups. Additional analyses indicated these changes to be clinically meaningful.
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- Title
- Efficacy of a Social Problem-Solving Therapy Approach for Unipolar Depression
- Creators
- Arthur M Nezu - Fairleigh Dickinson University
- Publication Details
- Journal of consulting and clinical psychology, Vol.54(2), pp.196-202
- Publisher
- American Psychological Association
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Psychology
- Identifiers
- 991014877816404721
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