Efficacy of a self-control therapy program in a psychiatric day-treatment center.
A 12-week self-control therapy program based on the self-control model proposed by Rehm was added to the routine program for depressed patients in a psychiatric day-treatment center. It was hypothesized that addition of the self-control therapy would accelerate the recovery of depressed patients. Twenty-five depressed patients were randomly assigned to either standard treatment or standard treatment plus the self-control therapy program. At post-test, patients in the self-control condition showed significant improvement with regard to self-control, self-esteem, depression, depressed mood and frequency and potential enjoyability of pleasant events, whereas the control patients did not. On 5 of 6 measures the differences between the groups were significant in the hypothesized direction. Although at the 13-week follow-up the positive effects of the self-control therapy were maintained, between-group differences were no longer significant, except for self-control.
van den Hout
J H
JH
University of Limburg, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
Arntz
A
A
Kunkels
F H
FH
D000328:Adult; D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Q000379:methods; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003631:Day Care, Medical; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012649:Self Concept; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000928:Antidepressive Agents