Personality Factors and Attachment Styles as Predictors of the Therapeutic Efficacy of a Short-Term Ambulatory Intervention for Depression

Autor: François Herrmann, Javier Bartolomei, David Framorando, Adriano Zanello, Rachel Baeriswyl-Cottin, Jean-Pierre Bacchetta, Othman Sentissi
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Journal of Psychiatric Practice, Vol. 26, No 1 (2020) pp. 3-16
ISSN: 1538-1145
1527-4160
DOI: 10.1097/pra.0000000000000442
Popis: BACKGROUND Several studies have shown a significant positive impact of intensive short-term ambulatory psychiatric interventions for depression. However, data on outcomes related to factors that are predictive of the efficacy of these interventions in terms of remission or response to treatment remain scarce. The goal of this naturalistic prospective study was to identify factors, including Big Five Inventory personality traits and attachment style, that are predictive of the efficacy of crisis interventions (CIns) in major depressive disorder. METHODS The study included 234 adult outpatients with major depressive disorder who completed all assessments in a study of a short-term intensive ambulatory CIn. In this study, we evaluated sociodemographic factors, and scores on the Global Assessment of Functioning Scale, the Big Five Inventory personality assessment, the Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale, and the Adult Attachment Scale. RESULTS Mean scores on the Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale decreased significantly from 26.3 (SD=9.0) at admission to 10.6 (SD=8.1) at the end of the CIn (t=23.9; P
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