Long-term efficacy of Metacognitive Training for Depression (D-MCT): A randomized controlled trial.

CONCLUSIONS: Findings suggest that D-MCT may be a promising add-on treatment for unipolar depression that should be investigated in large multi-centre studies. Independent replications are needed. PRACTITIONER POINTS: Clinical implications: The current study shows tentative evidence that positive effects of the D-MCT reported at the 6-month follow-up assessment were sustained over 3.5 years. Potential positive effects regard severity of depression, dysfunctional cognitive, and metacognitive beliefs as well as quality of life. If positive results are replicated with less trained therapists, D-MCT offers the possibility of providing a simple and easy-to-administer CBT-based group treatment for depression with long lasting effects. LIMITATIONS: Sample size was small; a large-scale multi-centre trial would be desirable to gain high statistical power with an adequate sample size and to allow the investigation of possible allegiance effects. D-MCT was delivered as an add-on intervention and not as a stand-alone intervention. PMID: 30556583 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: The British Journal of Clinical Psychology - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Tags: Br J Clin Psychol Source Type: research