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Barry TJ, Hallford DJ. Transdiagnostic and transtherapeutic strategies for optimising autobiographical memory. Behav Res Ther 2024; 180:104575. [PMID: 38852230 DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2024.104575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2024] [Revised: 05/14/2024] [Accepted: 05/28/2024] [Indexed: 06/11/2024]
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Our memories for past personally experienced autobiographical events play an important role in therapy, irrespective of presenting issue, diagnoses or therapeutic modality. Here, we summarise evidence for how autobiographical memory abilities can influence our mental health and the relevance of this for the treatment of mental health problems. We then guide the reader through principles and strategies for optimising autobiographical memory within treatment. We ground these recommendations within research for stand-alone interventions for improving autobiographical memory and from studies of how to support the formation and retrieval of therapeutic memories. Options are given for clinicians to guide clients in improving retrieval of autobiographical memories within treatment, for improving autobiographical memory for the therapeutic experience itself, and for creating improvements in autobiographical memory that endure post-treatment. We also provide worksheets for clinicians to use within treatment.
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- T J Barry
- Department of Psychology, University of Bath, Bath, UK.
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- School of Psychology, Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia
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Cohen ZD, Barnes-Horowitz NM, Forbes CN, Craske MG. Measuring the active elements of cognitive-behavioral therapies. Behav Res Ther 2023; 167:104364. [PMID: 37429044 DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2023.104364] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2022] [Revised: 06/09/2023] [Accepted: 07/02/2023] [Indexed: 07/12/2023]
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Understanding how and for whom cognitive-behavioral therapies work is central to the development and improvement of mental health interventions. Suboptimal quantification of the active elements of cognitive-behavioral therapies has hampered progress in elucidating mechanisms of change. To advance process research on cognitive-behavioral therapies, we describe a theoretical measurement framework that focuses on the delivery, receipt, and application of the active elements of these interventions. We then provide recommendations for measuring the active elements of cognitive-behavioral therapies aligned with this framework. Finally, to support measurement harmonization and improve study comparability, we propose the development of a publicly available repository of assessment tools: the Active Elements of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapies Measurement Kit.
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- Zachary D Cohen
- Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, United States.
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- Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, United States
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- Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, United States; Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, United States
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Thew GR, Ehlers A, Clark DM. Sudden gains in face-to-face and internet-based cognitive therapy for social anxiety disorder. Behav Res Ther 2023; 166:104334. [PMID: 37210886 PMCID: PMC10933765 DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2023.104334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2022] [Revised: 12/10/2022] [Accepted: 05/10/2023] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Sudden gains are large and stable decreases in clinical symptoms between consecutive therapy sessions. This work examined the frequency and possible determinants of sudden gains in Cognitive Therapy for Social Anxiety Disorder, comparing face-to-face (CT) and internet-based (iCT) formats of treatment delivery. Data from 99 participants from a randomised controlled trial were analysed. The frequency of sudden gains was high: 64% and 51% of participants experienced a sudden gain in CT and iCT respectively. Having a sudden gain was associated with lower social anxiety symptoms at posttreatment and follow-up. There was evidence of reductions in negative social cognitions and self-focused attention immediately prior to the sudden gain, contrasting with no prior reductions in depression symptoms. Ratings of session videotapes in CT showed that clients' statements indicated greater generalised learning in sessions immediately prior to gains, compared to control sessions. This may suggest a role for generalised learning in facilitating these large symptom reductions. There were no significant differences in results between the CT and iCT treatment formats, suggesting that the therapy content appears to play a more important role in determining participants' large symptom improvements than the medium of treatment delivery.
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- Graham R Thew
- Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford, UK; Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, UK; Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, UK.
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- Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford, UK; Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford, UK; Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, UK
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Sarfan LD, Zieve G, Gumport NB, Xiong M, Harvey AG. Optimizing outcomes, mechanisms, and recall of Cognitive Therapy for depression: Dose of constructive memory support strategies. Behav Res Ther 2023; 166:104325. [PMID: 37210887 PMCID: PMC10513748 DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2023.104325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2021] [Revised: 03/14/2023] [Accepted: 04/28/2023] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Poor memory for treatment is associated with worse patient outcomes. Therapist use of constructive memory support strategies, which help patients actively engage with treatment content, may improve patient memory for treatment. We sought to identify the dose of constructive memory support needed to optimize treatment outcomes, mechanisms, and patient recall. METHOD Adults with major depressive disorder (N = 178, mean age = 37.9, 63% female, 17% Hispanic or Latino/a) were randomized to Cognitive Therapy plus a Memory Support Intervention or Cognitive Therapy as usual. Because therapists from both groups used constructive memory support, treatment conditions were combined to maximize data. Depression and overall impairment were assessed before treatment, immediately post-treatment (POST), and six (6FU) and 12 months (12FU) after treatment. Patients completed measures of treatment mechanisms - utilization/competency in Cognitive Therapy skills - and treatment recall at POST, 6FU, and 12FU. Patient adherence to treatment was averaged across sessions. RESULTS Using Kaplan-Meier Survival Analyses, the optimal dose of constructive memory support was eight uses per session (sensitivity analysis range: 5-12 uses). Pre-treatment depression symptoms and patient perceptions of treatment may impact the optimal dose. CONCLUSION Eight uses of constructive memory support by therapists per session may optimize treatment outcomes, mechanisms, and recall over the long-term.
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- Laurel D Sarfan
- University of California, 2121 Berkeley Way, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA.
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- University of California, 2121 Berkeley Way, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA.
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- University of California, 2121 Berkeley Way, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA.
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- University of California, 2121 Berkeley Way, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA.
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- University of California, 2121 Berkeley Way, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA.
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Feizi G, Binandeh ES, Goli F, Seraj-Khorrami N, Khalifehsoltani F. Comparison of the effect of acceptance and commitment therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy on pain tolerance and intensity perception in patients with dental anxiety: A randomized trial. Dent Res J (Isfahan) 2023; 20:11. [PMID: 36820138 PMCID: PMC9937926] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2021] [Revised: 10/23/2021] [Accepted: 12/28/2021] [Indexed: 02/24/2023] Open
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Background Dental anxiety has negative effects on dentists' pain management. Patients have different levels of pain tolerance. Therefore, providing psychological interventions can reduce treatment avoidance and promote oral health. This study compared the effect of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) on pain coping strategies and pain perception intensity in patients with dental anxiety. Materials and Methods This clinical trial with a pretest-posttest control group design and a 3-month follow-up period was performed on 45 patients with dental anxiety. They were randomly selected by convenience sampling method and assigned to two experimental groups and one control group. The first experimental group underwent 10 sessions of ACT, the second experimental group underwent 10 sessions of CBT, and the control group underwent oral care training. Data were collected by the Rosenstiel and Keefe's Coping Strategies Questionnaire and McGill Pain Questionnaire and analyzed by SPSS (version 24) software. The considered significance level is 0.05. Results The results showed no significant difference between ACT and CBT in pain coping strategies and pain perception intensity (P < 0.05) but indicated a significant difference between the treatment groups and the control group. Moreover, the results showed a significant difference between posttest and follow-up and pretest in pain coping strategies and pain perception intensity (P < 0.01) but indicated no significant difference between posttest and follow-up (P < 0.05). Conclusion ACT and CBT can play an important role in the sustainable improvement of pain coping strategies and pain perception intensity in patients with dental anxiety.
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- Ghader Feizi
- Dental Research Center, Dental Research Institute, School of Dentistry, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran,Department of Psychology, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran,Address for correspondence: Dr. Elham Sadat Binandeh, Isfanan University of Medical Sciences, Hezar- Jerib Ave, Isfahan, 8174673461, Iran. E-mail:
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- Energy Medicine University, California, USA,Danesh-e Tandorosti Institute, Isfahan, Iran
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Binandeh E, Feizi G, Goli F, Seraj-Khorrami N, Khalifehsoltani F. Comparison of the effect of acceptance and commitment therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy on pain tolerance and intensity perception in patients with dental anxiety: A randomized trial. Dent Res J (Isfahan) 2023. [DOI: 10.4103/1735-3327.367910] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Can integrating the Memory Support Intervention into cognitive therapy improve depression outcome? A randomized controlled trial. Behav Res Ther 2022; 157:104167. [DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2022.104167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2021] [Revised: 07/12/2022] [Accepted: 07/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Harvey AG. Treating sleep and circadian problems to promote mental health: perspectives on comorbidity, implementation science and behavior change. Sleep 2022; 45:zsac026. [PMID: 35079830 PMCID: PMC8996031 DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsac026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2021] [Revised: 01/14/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Insufficient sleep and mistimed sleep are prominent, yet under-appreciated and understudied, contributors to poor mental health and to mental disorders. The evidence that improving sleep and circadian functioning is an important pathway to mental health continues to mount. The goal of this paper is to highlight three major challenges ahead. Challenge 1 points to the possibility that comorbidity is the norm not the exception for the sleep and circadian disorders that are associated with mental disorders. Hence, the sleep and circadian problems experienced by people diagnosed with a mental disorder may not fit into the neat diagnostic categories of existing nosologies nor be adequately treated with single disorder approaches. The Sleep Health Framework and the Transdiagnostic Intervention for Sleep and Circadian Dysfunction (TranS-C) are discussed as alternative approaches. Challenge 2 points to the large time lag between the development of a treatment and the availability of that treatment in routine clinical practice. This is a key reason for the emergence of implementation science, which is a flourishing, well-developed, and quickly moving field. There is an urgent need for more applications of implementation science within sleep and circadian science. Challenge 3 describes one of the greatest puzzles of our time-the need to unlock the fundamental elements of behavior change. There is potential to harness the science of behavior change to encourage widespread engagement in sleep health behavior and thereby reduce the staggering burden of sleep and circadian problems and the associated mental health problems.
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- Allison G Harvey
- Department of Psychology, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
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Kornfield R, Mohr DC, Ranney R, Lattie EG, Meyerhoff J, Williams JJ, Reddy M. Involving Crowdworkers with Lived Experience in Content-Development for Push-Based Digital Mental Health Tools: Lessons Learned from Crowdsourcing Mental Health Messages. PROCEEDINGS OF THE ACM ON HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERACTION 2022; 6:99. [PMID: 35529806 PMCID: PMC9075816 DOI: 10.1145/3512946] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Digital tools can support individuals managing mental health concerns, but delivering sufficiently engaging content is challenging. This paper seeks to clarify how individuals with mental health concerns can contribute content to improve push-based mental health messaging tools. We recruited crowdworkers with mental health symptoms to evaluate and revise expert-composed content for an automated messaging tool, and to generate new topics and messages. A second wave of crowdworkers evaluated expert and crowdsourced content. Crowdworkers generated topics for messages that had not been prioritized by experts, including self-care, positive thinking, inspiration, relaxation, and reassurance. Peer evaluators rated messages written by experts and peers similarly. Our findings also suggest the importance of personalization, particularly when content adaptation occurs over time as users interact with example messages. These findings demonstrate the potential of crowdsourcing for generating diverse and engaging content for push-based tools, and suggest the need to support users in meaningful content customization.
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Gumport NB, Harvey AG. Memory and learning for sleep and circadian treatment in serious mental illness treated in a community mental health setting. Behav Res Ther 2022; 149:104029. [PMID: 34995953 PMCID: PMC10883147 DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2021.104029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2020] [Revised: 11/30/2021] [Accepted: 12/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Existing research has demonstrated that patient memory and learning of treatment contents are poor and poorer learning is associated with worse treatment outcome. Most prior studies have included individuals from only a single diagnostic group, offer limited data on possible contributors to poor memory and learning, and have included small samples recruited in university settings. This study sought to describe patient recall of treatment contents, describe patient learning of treatment contents, examine contributors to patient recall and learning of treatment contents, and examine the association of patient recall and learning of treatment contents with treatment outcome. METHODS Adults with serious mental illness and sleep and circadian dysfunction (N = 99) received the Transdiagnostic Intervention for Sleep and Circadian Dysfunction in a community mental health setting. Measures of recall, learning, age, years of education, symptom severity, and treatment outcome were collected at post-treatment and 6-month follow-up. RESULTS Recall and learning were poor, fewer years of education was associated with worse recall and learning, and recall and learning were not associated with treatment outcome. CONCLUSIONS The findings offer evidence that poor patient memory for, and learning of, treatment contents extends to community settings and are transdiagnostic concerns.
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Measuring Memory for Treatment Using Patient Conceptualizations of Clinical Vignettes: A Pilot Psychometric Study in the Context of Cognitive Therapy for Depression. COGNITIVE THERAPY AND RESEARCH 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s10608-022-10293-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Background
Patient memory for psychological treatment contents is a promising transdiagnostic mechanism of change, but there is little consensus concerning its measurement. We conducted a pilot psychometric investigation of the Conceptualization Task, a novel measure of patient memory for treatment.
Methods
Data were from a trial comparing cognitive therapy-as-usual to cognitive therapy plus the Memory Support Intervention (MSI) for adults with depression (N = 171). For the Conceptualization Task, patients read clinical vignettes and provided written responses to assess three facets of conceptualization: identifying contributing factors to psychopathology, making intervention recommendations, and providing a rationale for recommendations. Higher scores were given to responses reflecting accurate memory for the theoretical model and change strategies used in treatment.
Results
The Conceptualization Task showed excellent inter-rater reliability and sensitivity to change during treatment, but only fair test–retest reliability and insufficient internal consistency. Findings supported discriminant validity with measures of education, IQ, and general memory functioning, but not convergent validity with existing measures of patient memory for treatment. Criterion validity analyses showed that some aspects of the Conceptualization Task were associated with therapist use of memory support strategies from the MSI and treatment outcome. However, findings were mixed, effect sizes were small, and some results did not remain statistically significant after correcting for multiple comparisons.
Conclusions
Further refinement and testing is needed before the Conceptualization Task may be used to assess the patient memory for treatment contents.
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King BR, Boswell JF. Therapist and client attitudes toward client independent review of psychotherapy sessions. J Clin Psychol 2021; 77:1894-1904. [PMID: 33570192 DOI: 10.1002/jclp.23122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2020] [Revised: 12/12/2020] [Accepted: 01/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Little consideration has been given to the possibility that clients may find therapeutic value in reviewing (i.e., watching, listening, or reading transcripts of) their own therapy sessions independently. This study aimed to evaluate prevalence, interest, and preferences in this practice, beliefs regarding potential benefits and concerns, and overall attitudes. METHODS A diverse sample of clients (N = 275) as well as trainee (N = 85) and Master's/doctoral-level (N = 89) therapists of different therapeutic approaches completed forms online. Descriptive statistics, frequency counts, and one-way analysis of variance tests were used to analyze the data. RESULTS Relatively few clients and therapists have engaged in this practice, but clients report interest in doing so. All participant groups identified several advantages and concerns. Clients rated overall helpfulness and harm significantly higher than therapists. CONCLUSION Client independent review of sessions may be a promising transdiagnostic and transtheoretical treatment intervention. Future research is needed to evaluate its impact on treatment.
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- Brittany R King
- Department of Psychology, University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, New York, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, New York, USA
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Zieve GG, Woodworth C, Harvey AG. Client memory and learning of treatment contents: An experimental study of intervention strategies and relationship to outcome in a brief treatment for procrastination. J Behav Ther Exp Psychiatry 2020; 69:101579. [PMID: 32459987 PMCID: PMC7442618 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbtep.2020.101579] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2019] [Revised: 03/13/2020] [Accepted: 04/27/2020] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Client memory and learning is limited for psychological treatment contents. This study investigated different approaches to support client memory and learning of treatment contents and the relationship between memory and learning of treatment contents and outcome. METHODS Adult participants (n = 428) were recruited through Amazon's Mechanical Turk and randomized to complete one of three versions of a one-session procrastination intervention. Two versions of the intervention included different amounts of memory support strategy types from the Memory Support Intervention. A control version did not include any types of memory support. Memory and learning of treatment contents were assessed immediately after the intervention and one week later. Procrastination and two mechanisms of procrastination (impulsiveness and self-efficacy) were assessed at baseline and one week after the intervention. RESULTS Contrary to the hypotheses, a version of the intervention with multiple types of memory support strategies was not associated with better memory and learning of treatment contents than a version of the intervention with only one type of memory support strategy or the control intervention. Greater memory and learning of treatment contents predicted improvement in mechanisms of procrastination, but not procrastination itself. LIMITATIONS The mean level of procrastination in this study was lower than in other treatment studies of procrastination. CONCLUSIONS Results partially support the rationale for the Memory Support Intervention that improving client memory and learning of treatment contents can improve outcome. Findings suggest that the Memory Support Intervention may be simplified to include fewer strategies without compromising efficacy.
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Berg M, Rozental A, de Brun Mangs J, Näsman M, Strömberg K, Viberg L, Wallner E, Åhman H, Silfvernagel K, Zetterqvist M, Topooco N, Capusan A, Andersson G. The Role of Learning Support and Chat-Sessions in Guided Internet-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Adolescents With Anxiety: A Factorial Design Study. Front Psychiatry 2020; 11:503. [PMID: 32587533 PMCID: PMC7298729 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00503] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2019] [Accepted: 05/18/2020] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Increased awareness of anxiety in adolescents emphasises the need for effective interventions. Internet-based cognitive behavioural therapy (ICBT) could be a resource-effective and evidence-based treatment option, but little is known about how to optimize ICBT or which factors boost outcomes. Recently, the role of knowledge in psychotherapy has received increased focus. Further, chat-sessions are of interest when trying to optimize ICBT for youths. This study aimed to evaluate the role of learning support and chat-sessions during ICBT for adolescent anxiety, using a factorial design. METHOD A total of 120 adolescents were randomised to one of four treatment groups, in a 2x2 design with two factors: with or without learning support and/or chat-sessions. RESULTS Anxiety and depressive symptoms were reduced (Beck Anxiety Inventory- BAI; Cohen's d =0.72; Beck Depression Inventory- BDI; d =0.97). There was a main effect of learning support on BAI (d =0.38), and learning support increased knowledge gain (d =0.42). There were no main effects or interactions related to the chat-sessions. Treatment effects were maintained at 6-months, but the added effect of learning support had by then vanished. CONCLUSION ICBT can be an effective alternative when treating adolescents with anxiety. Learning support could be of importance to enhance short-term treatment effects, and should be investigated further.
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- Matilda Berg
- Department of Behavioural Sciences and Learning, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.,Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Behavioural Sciences and Learning, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- Department of Behavioural Sciences and Learning, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- Department of Behavioural Sciences and Learning, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- Department of Behavioural Sciences and Learning, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- Department of Behavioural Sciences and Learning, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- Department of Behavioural Sciences and Learning, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- Department of Behavioural Sciences and Learning, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine (IKE), Center for Social and Affective Neuroscience, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden.,Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Region Östergötland, Linkoöping, Sweden
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- Department of Behavioural Sciences and Learning, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden.,Center for m2Health, Palo Alto, CA, United States
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine (IKE), Center for Social and Affective Neuroscience, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- Department of Behavioural Sciences and Learning, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden.,Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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Florensa MVA, Keliat BA, Wardani IY, Sulistiowati NMD. Promoting the Mental Health of Adolescents through Cognitive Behavior Group Therapy and Family Psychoeducation. Compr Child Adolesc Nurs 2019; 42:267-276. [PMID: 31192720 DOI: 10.1080/24694193.2019.1594459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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The aim of this study was to examine the effects of cognitive behavior group therapy (CBGT) and family psychoeducation (FPE) in promoting and maintaining adolescent mental health. This quantitative study used a quasi-experiment method, pre- and post-testing with a control group design. A total of 86 adolescents were selected using the purposive sampling method and allocated into two groups that were administered different types of intervention. The first intervention group was provided with mental health education and adolescent developmental stimulation only, which was carried out with individual exercises of stimulation. The second intervention group was provided with mental health education and adolescent developmental stimulation in addition to CBGT and FPE. A mental health continuum short-form questionnaire was used to determine mental health scores. The results showed that most of the adolescents received flourishing mental health scores. These scores significantly increased after receiving mental health education and developmental stimulation, as well as CBGT and FPE. Our results indicate that mental health education and developmental stimulation can be used to promote and maintain good mental health. CBGT and FPE can be used not only to treat mental health problems but also to promote flourishing mental health.
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- a Faculty of Nursing , Univeritas Indonesia , West Java , Indonesia
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Zieve GG, Dong L, Weaver C, Ong SL, Harvey AG. Patient constructive learning behavior in cognitive therapy: A pathway for improving patient memory for treatment? Behav Res Ther 2019; 116:80-89. [PMID: 30852323 DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2019.02.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2018] [Revised: 11/16/2018] [Accepted: 02/24/2019] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
Abstract
Patient memory for treatment is poor and associated with worse outcome. The Memory Support Intervention was designed to improve outcome by enhancing patient memory for treatment. Half of the strategies comprising the Memory Support Intervention (termed constructive memory support strategies) involve therapists inviting patients to construct new ideas, inferences, or connections related to treatment material that go beyond information already presented by therapists. This study investigated the relationship between patient responses to therapist use of constructive memory support strategies and patient recall of treatment contents. Therapist uses of constructive memory support strategies were coded from sessions recorded during a pilot trial of the Memory Support Intervention in the context of cognitive therapy for depression (n = 44 patients). Patients who successfully constructed new ideas, inferences, or connections (termed patient constructive learning behavior) in response to therapist use of constructive memory support strategies showed greater recall of treatment contents. Mediation analyses provided some evidence that patient constructive learning behavior may be a mechanism through which the Memory Support Intervention results in enhanced patient memory. Results highlight patient constructive learning behavior as a potential pathway for improving patient memory for treatment.
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- Garret G Zieve
- Department of Psychology, University of California, Berkeley, United States
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- Department of Psychology, University of California, Berkeley, United States
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- Department of Psychology, University of California, Berkeley, United States
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- Department of Psychology, University of California, Berkeley, United States
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- Department of Psychology, University of California, Berkeley, United States.
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Berg M, Rozental A, Johansson S, Liljethörn L, Radvogin E, Topooco N, Andersson G. The role of knowledge in internet-based cognitive behavioural therapy for adolescent depression: Results from a randomised controlled study. Internet Interv 2019; 15:10-17. [PMID: 30519531 PMCID: PMC6260280 DOI: 10.1016/j.invent.2018.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2018] [Revised: 10/04/2018] [Accepted: 10/04/2018] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Clients' knowledge about their condition and treatment is considered crucial for general health improvement, and knowledge acquisition is an essential part in internet-based cognitive behavioural therapy (ICBT). Yet, little is known about the role of knowledge and how it influences treatment outcome. This study aimed to examine if explicit knowledge increased following ICBT for adolescent depression, if knowledge gain would be associated with symptom reduction, and if pre-existing knowledge predicted changes in depressive symptoms. METHODS Seventy-one adolescents were randomised to a therapist-supported ICBT or a attention control condition. A measure of depression (BDI-II) and a knowledge test dealing with depression, comorbid anxiety, and its CBT-treatment were administered before and after treatment. RESULTS Significant improvements in knowledge were observed following ICBT compared to the attention control (between-group Cohen's d = 1.25, 95% CI [0.67-1.79]). On average, participants in the treatment group answered 1.4 more questions correctly at post treatment compared to the control group. No relation between change in knowledge and change in depressive symptoms could be observed. Knowledge scores at baseline were high for both groups, with participants answering approximately 75% of the questions correct. A higher level of initial knowledge level predicted poorer treatment response (Parson's r = -0.38, p = .048). CONCLUSIONS The findings indicate that knowledge about basic concepts and principles about depression, anxiety, and CBT increases following ICBT. This increase in knowledge was not related to change in depressive symptoms, indicating that knowledge is a different construct. The results also suggest that clients who are more knowledgeable prior to treatment might benefit less from ICBT. In sum, the results highlight the need to further examine the role of knowledge in ICBT.
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- Matilda Berg
- Department of Behavioural Sciences and Learning, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
- Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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- Department of Behavioural Sciences and Learning, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- Department of Behavioural Sciences and Learning, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- Department of Behavioural Sciences and Learning, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- Department of Behavioural Sciences and Learning, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- Department of Behavioural Sciences and Learning, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
- Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
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Patient Memory for Psychological Treatment Contents: Assessment, Intervention, and Future Directions for a Novel Transdiagnostic Mechanism of Change. BEHAVIOUR CHANGE 2019. [DOI: 10.1017/bec.2019.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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AbstractPatient memory for treatment contents is defined as memory for the ideas, concepts, skills, and/or insights (termed treatment points) that the therapist thinks are important for the patient to remember and implement as a part of therapy. This article reviews key findings on patient memory for treatment contents, describes the development and evaluation of the Memory Support Intervention (MSI), and outlines future directions for research. Patient memory for treatment contents is poor, and worse memory is associated with worse treatment outcome. The MSI is composed of eight memory support strategies that therapists incorporate frequently alongside treatment points delivered during treatment-as-usual. Training therapists to deliver the MSI may yield better treatment outcomes by enhancing patient memory for treatment contents. Future research is needed to understand how to best measure patient memory for treatment contents, and the mediators, moderators, and dissemination potential of the MSI.
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Patient learning of treatment contents in cognitive therapy. J Behav Ther Exp Psychiatry 2018; 58:51-59. [PMID: 28869825 PMCID: PMC5683909 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbtep.2017.08.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2017] [Revised: 07/18/2017] [Accepted: 08/28/2017] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Research has demonstrated that both memory and learning for treatment contents are poor, and that both are associated with worse treatment outcome. The Memory Support Intervention has been shown to improve memory for treatment, but it has not yet been established if this intervention can also improve learning of treatment contents. This study was designed to document the number of times participants exhibited each of the indices of learning, to examine the indices of learning and their relationship to recall of treatment points, and to investigate the association between the indices of learning and depression outcome. METHODS Adults diagnosed with major depressive disorder (N = 48) were randomly assigned to 14 sessions of cognitive therapy-as-usual (CT-as-usual) or cognitive therapy plus the Memory Support Intervention (CT + Memory Support). Measures of learning, memory, and depressive symptomatology were taken at mid-treatment, post-treatment, and at 6-month follow-up. RESULTS Relative to the CT-as-usual group, participants in the CT + Memory Support group reported more accurate thoughts and applications of treatment points at mid-treatment, post-treatment, and 6-month follow-up. Patient recall was significantly correlated with application and cognitive generalization. Thoughts and application at mid-treatment were associated with increased odds of treatment response at post-treatment. LIMITATIONS The learning measure for this study has not yet been psychometrically validated. The results are based on a small sample. CONCLUSIONS Learning during treatment is poor, but modifiable via the Memory Support Intervention. These results provide encouraging data that improving learning of treatment contents can reduce symptoms during and following treatment.
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Harvey AG, Dong L, Lee JY, Gumport NB, Hollon SD, Rabe-Hesketh S, Hein K, Haman K, McNamara ME, Weaver C, Martinez A, Notsu H, Zieve G, Armstrong CC. Can integrating the Memory Support Intervention into cognitive therapy improve depression outcome? Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials 2017; 18:539. [PMID: 29137655 PMCID: PMC5686897 DOI: 10.1186/s13063-017-2276-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2017] [Accepted: 10/23/2017] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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Background The Memory Support Intervention was developed in response to evidence showing that: (1) patient memory for treatment is poor, (2) poor memory for treatment is associated with poorer adherence and poorer outcome, (3) the impact of memory impairment can be minimized by the use of memory support strategies and (4) improved memory for treatment improves outcome. The aim of this study protocol is to conduct a confirmatory efficacy trial to test whether the Memory Support Intervention improves illness course and functional outcomes. As a “platform” for the next step in investigating this approach, we focus on major depressive disorder (MDD) and cognitive therapy (CT). Method/design Adults with MDD (n = 178, including 20% for potential attrition) will be randomly allocated to CT + Memory Support or CT-as-usual and will be assessed at baseline, post treatment and at 6 and 12 months’ follow-up (6FU and 12FU). We will compare the effects of CT + Memory Support vs. CT-as-usual to determine if the new intervention improves the course of illness and reduces functional impairment (aim 1). We will determine if patient memory for treatment mediates the relationship between treatment condition and outcome (aim 2). We will evaluate if previously reported poor treatment response subgroups moderate target engagement (aim 3). Discussion The Memory Support Intervention has been developed to be “transdiagnostic” (relevant to a broad range of mental disorders) and “pantreatment” (relevant to a broad range of types of treatment). This study protocol describes a “next step” in the treatment development process by testing the Memory Support Intervention for major depressive disorder (MDD) and cognitive therapy (CT). If the results are promising, future directions will test the applicability to other kinds of interventions and disorders and in other settings. Trial registration ClinicalTrials.gov, ID: NCT01790919. Registered on 6 October 2016. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s13063-017-2276-x) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Allison G Harvey
- Department of Psychology, University of California, Berkeley, 3210 Tolman Hall #1650, Berkeley, CA, 94720-1650, USA.
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- Department of Psychology, University of California, Berkeley, 3210 Tolman Hall #1650, Berkeley, CA, 94720-1650, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of California, Berkeley, 3210 Tolman Hall #1650, Berkeley, CA, 94720-1650, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of California, Berkeley, 3210 Tolman Hall #1650, Berkeley, CA, 94720-1650, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of California, Berkeley, 3210 Tolman Hall #1650, Berkeley, CA, 94720-1650, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of California, Berkeley, 3210 Tolman Hall #1650, Berkeley, CA, 94720-1650, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of California, Berkeley, 3210 Tolman Hall #1650, Berkeley, CA, 94720-1650, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of California, Berkeley, 3210 Tolman Hall #1650, Berkeley, CA, 94720-1650, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of California, Berkeley, 3210 Tolman Hall #1650, Berkeley, CA, 94720-1650, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of California, Berkeley, 3210 Tolman Hall #1650, Berkeley, CA, 94720-1650, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of California, Berkeley, 3210 Tolman Hall #1650, Berkeley, CA, 94720-1650, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of California, Berkeley, 3210 Tolman Hall #1650, Berkeley, CA, 94720-1650, USA
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Stiles-Shields C, Montague E, Lattie EG, Schueller SM, Kwasny MJ, Mohr DC. Exploring User Learnability and Learning Performance in an App for Depression: Usability Study. JMIR Hum Factors 2017; 4:e18. [PMID: 28801301 PMCID: PMC5573426 DOI: 10.2196/humanfactors.7951] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2017] [Revised: 06/12/2017] [Accepted: 06/12/2017] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Mental health apps tend to be narrow in their functioning, with their focus mostly being on tracking, management, or psychoeducation. It is unclear what capability such apps have to facilitate a change in users, particularly in terms of learning key constructs relating to behavioral interventions. Thought Challenger (CBITs, Chicago) is a skill-building app that engages users in cognitive restructuring, a core component of cognitive therapy (CT) for depression. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to evaluate the learnability and learning performance of users following initial use of Thought Challenger. METHODS Twenty adults completed in-lab usability testing of Thought Challenger, which comprised two interactions with the app. Learnability was measured via completion times, error rates, and psychologist ratings of user entries in the app; learning performance was measured via a test of CT knowledge and skills. Nonparametric tests were conducted to evaluate the difference between individuals with no or mild depression to those with moderate to severe depression, as well as differences in completion times and pre- and posttests. RESULTS Across the two interactions, the majority of completion times were found to be acceptable (5 min or less), with minimal errors (1.2%, 10/840) and successful completion of CT thought records. Furthermore, CT knowledge and skills significantly improved after the initial use of Thought Challenger (P=.009). CONCLUSIONS The learning objectives for Thought Challenger during initial uses were successfully met in an evaluation with likely end users. The findings therefore suggest that apps are capable of providing users with opportunities for learning of intervention skills.
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- Colleen Stiles-Shields
- Center for Behavioral Intervention Technologies, Department of Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, United States.,Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience, The University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, IL, United States
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- Center for Behavioral Intervention Technologies, Department of Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, United States.,College of Computing, DePaul University, Chicago, IL, United States
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- Center for Behavioral Intervention Technologies, Department of Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, United States
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- Center for Behavioral Intervention Technologies, Department of Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, United States
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- Center for Behavioral Intervention Technologies, Department of Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, United States
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- Center for Behavioral Intervention Technologies, Department of Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, United States
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Dong L, Zhao X, Ong SL, Harvey AG. Patient recall of specific cognitive therapy contents predicts adherence and outcome in adults with major depressive disorder. Behav Res Ther 2017; 97:189-199. [PMID: 28822879 DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2017.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2017] [Revised: 07/28/2017] [Accepted: 08/07/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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The current study examined whether and which specific contents of patients' memory for cognitive therapy (CT) were associated with treatment adherence and outcome. Data were drawn from a pilot RCT of forty-eight depressed adults, who received either CT plus Memory Support Intervention (CT + Memory Support) or CT-as-usual. Patients' memory for treatment was measured using the Patient Recall Task and responses were coded into cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) codes, such as CBT Model and Cognitive Restructuring, and non-CBT codes, such as individual coping strategies and no code. Treatment adherence was measured using therapist and patient ratings during treatment. Depression outcomes included treatment response, remission, and recurrence. Total number of CBT codes recalled was not significantly different comparing CT + Memory Support to CT-as-usual. Total CBT codes recalled were positively associated with adherence, while non-CBT codes recalled were negatively associated with adherence. Treatment responders (vs. non-responders) exhibited a significant increase in their recall of Cognitive Restructuring from session 7 to posttreatment. Greater recall of Cognitive Restructuring was marginally significantly associated with remission. Greater total number of CBT codes recalled (particularly CBT Model) was associated with non-recurrence of depression. Results highlight the important relationships between patients' memory for treatment and treatment adherence and outcome.
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- Lu Dong
- Department of Psychology, University of California, Berkeley, United States
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- Department of Psychology, University of California, Berkeley, United States
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- Department of Psychology, University of California, Berkeley, United States
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- Department of Psychology, University of California, Berkeley, United States.
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Harvey AG. New Frontiers in Empirically Grounded Treatment Generation for Insomnia, Depression, and Bipolar Disorder: Translational Research With Transdiagnostic Implications. Int J Cogn Ther 2016. [DOI: 10.1521/ijct.2016.9.2.171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Harvey AG, Lee J, Smith RL, Gumport NB, Hollon SD, Rabe-Hesketh S, Hein K, Dolsen EA, Haman KL, Kanady JC, Thompson MA, Abrons D. Improving outcome for mental disorders by enhancing memory for treatment. Behav Res Ther 2016; 81:35-46. [PMID: 27089159 PMCID: PMC5559714 DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2016.03.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2015] [Revised: 03/11/2016] [Accepted: 03/28/2016] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Patients exhibit poor memory for treatment. A novel Memory Support Intervention, derived from basic science in cognitive psychology and education, is tested with the goal of improving patient memory for treatment and treatment outcome. Adults with major depressive disorder (MDD) were randomized to 14 sessions of cognitive therapy (CT)+Memory Support (n = 25) or CT-as-usual (n = 23). Outcomes were assessed at baseline, post-treatment and 6 months later. Memory support was greater in CT+Memory Support compared to the CT-as-usual. Compared to CT-as-usual, small to medium effect sizes were observed for recall of treatment points at post-treatment. There was no difference between the treatment arms on depression severity (primary outcome). However, the odds of meeting criteria for 'response' and 'remission' were higher in CT+Memory Support compared with CT-as-usual. CT+Memory Support also showed an advantage on functional impairment. While some decline was observed, the advantage of CT+Memory Support was evident through 6-month follow-up. Patients with less than 16 years of education experience greater benefits from memory support than those with 16 or more years of education. Memory support can be manipulated, may improve patient memory for treatment and may be associated with an improved outcome.
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- University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
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