[Cognitive behavioral therapy and psychoanalysis : Effectiveness comparable in the depressive crisis ?]

[Cognitive behavioral therapy and psychoanalysis : Effectiveness comparable in the depressive crisis ?] Encephale. 2020 Sep 18;: Authors: Burckel A Abstract Our study compares the efficacy of two therapeutic treatments, cognitive behavioral and psychoanalytic, on a depressed population hospitalized in the same institution. We recorded the degree of intensity and improvement of fifteen subjects in a depressive state followed by a psychologist trained in CBT, and recorded the same for fifteen subjects followed by a psychoanalytical psychologist, using the Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS). Both the first and final follow-up scores were compared, and the difference between the two depression scores was calculated. At the same time, the degree of therapeutic alliance was measured using the therapeutic alliance scale, therapist version (WAI-T). The comparison of the MADRS averages and the point spread demonstrate a significant and equivalent reduction in the depressive crisis for both groups. The WAI-T scores and the comparison of the average to the overall score indicate a similar quality of alliance. These results suggest that the frame of reference is not the cornerstone of a psychotherapy's efficacy, but is rather based on the foundation of a good therapeutic alliance with benevolent neutrality, the maintenance of a good distance, the ability to maintain the frame, a sufficient management of anxiety in the face of suic...
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