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Dosage effects of psychodynamic and schema therapy in people with comorbid depression and personality disorder: four-arm pragmatic randomised controlled trial
Higher intensity of psychotherapy might improve treatment outcome in depression, especially in those with comorbid personality disorder.
To compare the effects of 25 individual sessions (weekly) of two forms of psychotherapy - short-term psychoanalytic supportive psychotherapy (SPSP) and schema therapy - with the same treatments given for 50 sessions (twice weekly) in people with depression and personality disorder. Trial registration: NTR5941.
We conducted a pragmatic, double-randomised clinical trial and, over 37 months, recruited 246 adult out-patients with comorbid depression/dysthymia and personality disorder. A 2 × 2 factorial design randomised participants to 25 or 50 sessions of SPSP or schema therapy. The primary outcome was change in depression severity over 1 year on the Beck Depression Inventory II (BDI-II). Secondary outcomes were remission both of depression and personality disorder.
Compared with 25 sessions, participants who received 50 sessions showed a significantly greater decrease in depressive symptoms over time (time × session dosage,
< 0.001), with a mean difference of 5.6 BDI points after 1 year (
-0.53, 95% CI -0.18 to 0.882,
= 0.003). Remission from depression was also greater in the 50-session group (74%
58%,
= 0.025), as was remission of personality disorder (74%
56%,
0.010).
Greater intensity of psychotherapy leads to better outcomes of both depression and personality status in people with comorbid depression and personality disorder.
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Long-term dosage effects of psychodynamic and schema therapy in depressed patients with personality disorders: 18 and 24 months follow-up of a randomized controlled trial
Providing psychotherapy at 50 sessions in a year (starting twice weekly) led to faster and greater improvements in depression and personality functioning compared to 25 sessions, starting weekly for patients with depression and personality disorder (PD). This study reports long-term dosage effects at 18 and 24 months.
In a pragmatic, double-randomized clinical trial, 246 outpatients with depression and PD were assigned to (1) 25 or 50 sessions and (2) Short-term Psychodynamic Supportive Psychotherapy (SPSP) or Schema Therapy (ST). Depression severity was assessed with the Beck Depression Inventory-II. Secondary outcomes included diagnostic remission of depression (MINI-plus), PD (SCID-II/SCID-5-P), and treatment-specific measures. Intention-to-treat analyses were conducted.
At 18 and 24 months, BDI-II means did not differ between dosage groups (19.0 for 25 sessions versus 19.1 for 50 sessions;
-0.01; 95% CI = -0.35-0.37,
= 0.96). The lower-dosage group improved during follow-up (-2.6 BDI points,
= 0.031), which may be partly attributed to additional therapy received by a subgroup. Remission rates at 24 months were 66% for depression and 76% for PD, with no differences between conditions.
Higher psychotherapy dosage led to faster initial improvements, but long-term outcomes were not superior to those achieved with a lower dosage. These results should be interpreted with caution, as unregulated treatment during follow-up reduced the power to detect significant dosage effects. Both SPSP and ST provide viable alternatives to treatments focused solely on depression.
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Dynamic interpersonal therapy for moderate to severe depression: a pilot randomized controlled and feasibility trial
Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) services treat most patients in England who present to primary care with major depression. Psychodynamic psychotherapy is one of the psychotherapies offered. Dynamic Interpersonal Therapy (DIT) is a psychodynamic and mentalization-based treatment for depression. 16 sessions are delivered over approximately 5 months. Neither DIT's effectiveness relative to low-intensity treatment (LIT), nor the feasibility of randomizing patients to psychodynamic or cognitive-behavioural treatments (CBT) in an IAPT setting has been demonstrated.
147 patients were randomized in a 3:2:1 ratio to DIT (n = 73), LIT (control intervention; n = 54) or CBT (n = 20) in four IAPT treatment services in a combined superiority and feasibility design. Patients meeting criteria for major depressive disorder were assessed at baseline, mid-treatment (3 months) and post-treatment (6 months) using the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HRSD-17), Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II) and other self-rated questionnaire measures. Patients receiving DIT were also followed up 6 months post-completion.
The DIT arm showed significantly lower HRSD-17 scores at the 6-month primary end-point compared with LIT (d = 0.70). Significantly more DIT patients (51%) showed clinically significant change on the HRSD-17 compared with LIT (9%). The DIT and CBT arms showed equivalence on most outcomes. Results were similar with the BDI-II. DIT showed benefit across a range of secondary outcomes.
DIT delivered in a primary care setting is superior to LIT and can be appropriately compared with CBT in future RCTs.
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Modified Alliance-Focused Training with Doubling as an integrative approach to improve therapists’ competencies in dealing with alliance ruptures and prevent negative outcomes in psychotherapy for depression: study protocol of a randomised controlled multicentre trial
IntroductionAlliance ruptures constitute a high risk of premature treatment termination and poor psychotherapy outcome. The Alliance-Focused Training (AFT) is a promising transtheoretical approach to enhance therapists’ skills in dealing with alliance ruptures.Methods and analysisTo evaluate the effectiveness of Modified AFT with doubling (MAFT-D), a randomised, patient and evaluator-blinded, multicentre trial was designed comparing MAFT-D (delivered to trainee therapists and supervisors) and psychotherapy training/treatment as usual (TAU) for therapists (n=120) and their patients with depressive disorders (n=240). A total of 17 cooperating centres, each offering either cognitive-behavioural or psychodynamic psychotherapy training, will contribute to recruitment. Stratification by centre (both for therapists and patients) and hence therapeutic approach (cognitive-behavioural vs psychodynamic psychotherapies), and by comorbid personality disorder (yes vs no, for patients) will be carried out. The two hierarchically ordered primary hypotheses are: In MAFT-D compared with TAU, a stronger reduction of depressive symptoms and a lower rate of patient dropout is expected from baseline to 20 weeks after baseline. Follow-up assessments are planned at 35 weeks, 20 months and 36 months postbaseline to evaluate the persistence of effects. Secondary patient-related and therapist-related outcomes as well as predictors, moderators and mediators of change will be investigated. Mixed models with repeated measures will be used for the primary analyses.Ethics and disseminationEthical approvals were obtained by the institutional ethics review board of the main study centre as well as by review boards in each federal state where one or more cooperating centres are located (secondary votes). Following the Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials statement for non-pharmacological trials, results will be reported in peer-reviewed scientific journals and disseminated to patient organisations and media.Trial registration numberDRKS00014842; https://drks.de/search/de/trial/DRKS00014842.
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Comparative effectiveness of short-term psychodynamic psychotherapy and cognitive behavioral therapy for major depression in psychiatric outpatient clinics: a randomized controlled trial
Background
More studies with low risk of bias on the effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and short-term psychodynamic psychotherapy (STPP) for major depressive disorder (MDD) are needed. This study compares the outcome of CBT and STPP and examines the improvements in each treatment, focusing on effect sizes, reliable change, dropout rates, and remission rates, using broad inclusion criteria (e.g. participants using antidepressants or with strong suicidal ideation).
Methods
One hundred patients were randomly allocated to CBT or STPP. All patients were offered either 16 weekly sessions followed by 3 monthly booster sessions in CBT, or 28 weekly sessions in STPP. Primary outcome measures were Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS) and Beck’s Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II). Secondary outcome measures were Work and Social Adjustment Scale (WSAS), Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7), Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) and Short Form Health Survey-12 (SF-12).
Results
No significant differences in outcomes were found between the two treatment groups on any of the measures. The within-group effects were large (> 0.8) for the primary outcome measures and moderate to large for the secondary outcome measures. According to the reliable change index (RCI), 79% of patients reliably improved on HDRS and 76% improved on BDI-II, whereas respectively 6% and 10% reliably deteriorated.
Conclusions
These findings support the assumption that CBT and STPP are equally effective treatments for patients with depressive disorders in psychiatric outpatient clinics. Additionally, they strengthen the evidence for the effectiveness of both CBT and STPP in these settings, while also highlighting that not all depressed patients respond to short-term treatment.
Clinical trial registration
Clinical Trial gov. Identifier: NCT03022071. Date of registration: 2016-11-14.
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How do adolescents with depression experience improvement in psychodynamic psychotherapy? A qualitative study
Background
There is emerging evidence for the effectiveness of psychodynamic psychotherapy for depressive disorders. However, we know less of how this relation-focused therapy mode is experienced and what the patients themselves identify as helpful. Hence, the purpose of this study is to explore adolescents’ experiences of factors promoting improvement in psychodynamic therapy.
Methods
Eight female patients participating in a Norwegian study on psychodynamic therapy, the First Experimental Study of Transference Work – In Teenagers (FEST-IT), were included. The participants were offered a total number of 28 sessions. Semi-structured qualitative interviews about experiences with therapy were then conducted and analysed with systematic text condensation and hermeneutic interpretation.
Results
The analysis revealed four main themes. ‘Exploring oneself’ comprises autonomy and acknowledgment, openness, insight and acceptance of oneself. ‘Therapist relation and characteristics’ includes confidence and trust in and support from the therapist as well as having a trustworthy and experienced therapist. ‘Focusing on everyday life’ includes learning and practical orientation. ‘Time factors’ refers to duration and frequency.
Conclusions
Together with a supportive and listening therapist, the adolescents improve by exploring themselves within the frames of a time-limited treatment period. Improvement seems to be experienced through better relations to oneself and to others and by finding one’s place in the family, or at school. Adolescents value problem solving and help with concrete challenges. Hence, therapy should be tailored to the needs of adolescents with depression and incorporate the challenges they face in their everyday life.
Trial registration
ClinicalTrials.gov
. Id: NCT01531101. Date of registry: 8 February 2012, retrospectively registered.
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