title: Predicting outcomes of group cognitive behavior therapy for patients with affective and neurotic disorders.
abstract: An attempt was made to predict outcomes following group Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) for patients with affective and neurotic disorders. A group of 348 patients at a private psychiatric clinic, treated in a group CBT program, completed the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale (DASS) before and after treatment. Prior to treatment, data from the Locus of Control of Behavior (LCB), a Global Assessment of Function (GAF), the Health of the Nation Outcome Scales (HoNOS), and the Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale (RSE) were also collected. Results indicated that posttreatment stress scores of all patients were predicted by pretreatment stress and self-esteem. Among patients with neurotic disorders, posttreatment anxiety was predicted by initial anxiety and self-esteem whereas among patients with affective disorders, posttreatment anxiety scores were predicted by initial anxiety and GAF. For patients with neurotic disorders, self-esteem did not predict variance in posttreatment depression in addition to that explained by pretreatment depression. In contrast, for patients with affective disorders, pretreatment depression and Locus of Control predicted posttreatment depression.
authors.affiliation: Perth Clinic, Western Australia.
authors.forename: Geoffrey R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Hooke
authors.forename: Andrew C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Page
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D003631:Day Care, Medical; D005260:Female; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019964:Mood Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D009497:Neurotic Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011594:Psychometrics; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group / Q000379:methods*; D012649:Self Concept; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000150:complications