Impact of resilience on the improvement of depressive symptoms after cognitive therapies for depression in a sample of young adults

Autor: Caroline Elizabeth Konradt, Taiane de Azevedo Cardoso, Thaíse Campos Mondin, Luciano Dias de Mattos Souza, Flavio Kapczinski, Ricardo Azevedo da Silva, Karen Jansen
Jazyk: English<br />Spanish; Castilian<br />Portuguese
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Zdroj: Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Vol 40, Iss 3, Pp 226-231
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2238-0019
2237-6089
DOI: 10.1590/2237-6089-2017-0047
Popis: Abstract Introduction Few studies have evaluated positive measures for therapeutic response. Thus, the objective of this study was to assess the effects of resilience on severity of depressive and anxious symptoms after brief cognitive psychotherapy for depression. Methods This was a clinical follow-up study nested in a randomized clinical trial of cognitive therapies. The Resilience Scale was applied at baseline. The Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HARS) and the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS) were used at baseline, post-intervention, and at six-month follow-up. Results Sixty-one patients were assessed at baseline, post-intervention and at six-month follow-up. Resilience scores were significantly different between baseline and post-intervention assessments (p
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