Dl. Spangler et al., RESPONSE TO COGNITIVE-BEHAVIORAL THERAPY IN DEPRESSION - EFFECTS OF PRETREATMENT COGNITIVE DYSFUNCTION AND LIFE STRESS, Journal of consulting and clinical psychology, 65(4), 1997, pp. 568-575
Response to cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) for depression is varia
ble and the factors that account for differences in response are not y
et well established. Level of cognitive dysfunction and the occurrence
of negative life stress have been theorized as patient variables, whi
ch may account for differences in response to CBT The relationship bet
ween response to CBT and the interaction of cognitive dysfunction with
negative life events was examined in a sample of 53 depressed outpati
ents. Overall, there was little support for the prediction of a differ
ence in acute outcome between patients with or without pretreatment co
gnitive dysfunction and negative stressors.