Dysfunctional cognitions of depressive inpatients and their relationship with treatment outcome

Dysfunctional cognitions can contribute to depression and its maintenance. They may be related to a higher relapse rate and a longer duration of the depressive episode. The relevance of dysfunctional cognitions for acute inpatient treatment of unipolar depression is examined in this study and its variability by cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT).

Source: Comprehensive Psychiatry - January 13, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Stephan Köhler, Theresa Unger, Sabine Hoffmann, Arthur Mackert, Barbara Ross, Thomas Fydrich Source Type: research