Working alliance as a predictor of change in depression during blended cognitive behaviour therapy.

Working alliance as a predictor of change in depression during blended cognitive behaviour therapy. Cogn Behav Ther. 2018 Oct 29;:1-15 Authors: Vernmark K, Hesser H, Topooco N, Berger T, Riper H, Luuk L, Backlund L, Carlbring P, Andersson G, E-COMPARED consortium Abstract Blended Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (bCBT) is a new form of treatment, mixing internet-based modules and face-to-face therapist sessions. How participants rate the therapeutic alliance in bCBT has not yet been thoroughly explored, and neither is it clear whether therapist- and patient-rated alliances are predictors of change in depression during treatment. Depression and alliance ratings from 73 participants in a treatment study on bCBT (part of the E-COMPARED project) were analysed using growth curve models. Alliance, as rated by both patients and therapists, was high. The therapist-rated working alliance was predictive of subsequent changes in depression scores during treatment, whereas the patient-rated alliance was not. A therapeutic alliance can be established in bCBT. The role of the therapist-rated alliance seems to be of particular importance and should be carefully considered when collecting data in future studies on bCBT. PMID: 30372653 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Cognitive Behaviour Therapy - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Tags: Cogn Behav Ther Source Type: research