Reports of Therapy Skill Use and Their Efficacy in Daily Life in the Short-Term Treatment of Depression
Reports of Therapy Skill Use and Their Efficacy in Daily Life in the Short-Term Treatment of Depression
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DOI：
10.1007/s10608-017-9852-y
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发表时间：
2018-04-01
影响因子：
2.8
通讯作者：
Silvia, Paul J.
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作者：
Hoet, Ariana C.;Burgin, Chris J.;Silvia, Paul J.
先前的研究表明，在治疗期间使用治疗技巧是症状改善的重要机制。目前的研究扩展了这一研究路线，使用日记的方法来检查在日常生活中使用的治疗技巧。一个样本的39抑郁症的成年人（85%的女性，平均年龄38岁）的信号，每周两次，无论是认知行为治疗（CBT）或自我系统治疗（SST）的过程中。结果显示，在参与者报告更多使用治疗技巧的日子里，他们报告说几乎所有领域的情绪和功能都更好。此外，CBT的参与者报告更多地使用认知技能，而SST的参与者报告更多地使用自我调节技能。这项研究表明，重复评估日常事件和经验，防止回顾性报告的偏见，进一步证实了治疗技能的使用作为心理治疗的作用机制的重要性。
Previous studies have shown that the use of therapy skills in between sessions is an important mechanism of symptom improvement. The current study expands this line of research by using a diary approach to examine the use of therapy skills in daily life. A sample of 39 depressed adults (85% female, mean age 38) were signaled twice per week throughout the course of either cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) or self-system therapy (SST). Results showed that, on days when participants reported greater use of therapy skills, they reported better mood and functioning in almost all domains. Additionally, participants in CBT reported greater use of cognitive skills while participants in SST reported greater use of self-regulatory skills. This study demonstrates that repeated assessments of daily events and experiences, which prevent retrospective reporting biases, further confirm the importance of therapy skill use as a mechanism of action in psychotherapy.