Are depressed patients ’ coping strategies associated with psychotherapy treatment outcomes?

ConclusionsDeficits in adaptive (engagement) and excesses in maladaptive (rumination) coping strategies may simply be proxy indicators (epiphenomena) of depression severity.Practitioner points Lower pre-treatment engagement coping predicted higher post-treatment depression Higher pre-treatment rumination predicted higher post-treatment depression Change in rumination during treatment correlated with change in depression symptoms However, none of the above associations remained statistically significant after controlling for baseline depression severity
Source: Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Tags: Original Article Source Type: research