title: Process and outcome of therapy with depressed women.
abstract: The relationship between the process of psychotherapy and patient outcome, as measured by completion or relapse, was examined in an eight-month trial of therapy with outpatient depressed women. Of four therapy components analyzed, discussion of mental symptoms and overt expression of anxiety were significantly associated with relapse.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000339:Affect / Q000187:drug effects; D000639:Amitriptyline / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003863:Depression / Q000628:therapy*; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D012008:Recurrence; D014705:Verbal Behavior
chemical_list: D000639:Amitriptyline