What we know, what we do not know, and where are we heading? Efficacy and acceptability of psychological interventions for depression. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • In the past several decades, increasing evidence supports the efficacy of psychotherapies for depression. The vast majority of findings from meta-analyses, randomized clinical trials (RCTs) and naturalistic studies have demonstrated that well-established psychotherapies (behavioural activation, problem-solving therapy, psychodynamic therapy, cognitive-behavioural therapy, interpersonal therapy and emotion-focused therapy) are superior to no-treatment and control conditions, and are in most cases equally effective in treating depression. However, despite this abundant support for psychotherapies, studies have also consistently shown high drop-out rates, high percentages of non-respondent patients who experience treatment failures, and mixed findings regarding the enduring effects of psychotherapy. Thus, there is a need to develop more personalised treatment models tailored to patients' needs. A new integrative sequential stepwise approach to the treatment of depression is suggested.

publication date

  • September 28, 2015

Research

keywords

  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
  • Depression
  • Depressive Disorder
  • Psychotherapy

Identity

PubMed Central ID

  • PMC7137604

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 84943751860

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1017/S204579601500027X

PubMed ID

  • 26411324

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 25

issue

  • 4