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Narrative Therapy vs. Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for moderate depression: Empirical evidence from a controlled clinical trial |
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| Authors: | Rodrigo T. Lopes Paulo P.P. Machado Dana Sinai Tiago Bento João Salgado |
| Affiliation: | 1. School of Psychology, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal;2. Department of Psychology, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Be'er Sheva, Israel;3. Instituto Superior da Maia, CINEICC/ISMAI, Maia, Portugal |
| Abstract: | AbstractBackground: Systematic studies of the efficacy of Narrative Therapy (NT) for depression are sparse. Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of individual NT for moderate depression in adults compared to Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT). Method: Sixty-three depressed clients were assigned to either NT or CBT. The Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II) and Outcome Questionnaire-45.2 (OQ-45.2) were used as outcome measures. Results: We found a significant symptomatic reduction in both treatments. Group differences favoring CBT were found on the BDI-II, but not on the OQ-45.2. Conclusions: Pre- to post-treatment effect sizes for completers in both groups were superior to benchmarked waiting-list control groups. |
| Keywords: | depression treatment of depression psychological treatment of depression Empirically Supported Therapy (EST) Narrative Therapy Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy |