title: Explanatory style change in supportive-expressive dynamic therapy.
abstract: Change in explanatory style (measured by the Attributional Style Questionnaire [ASQ]) has often been considered specific to cognitive therapy (CT). We used data from 59 patients who had received supportive-expressive (SE) dynamic therapy after meeting DSM-III-R criteria for a depressive spectrum disorder and who had completed the ASQ at intake and termination of treatment. We found that depressive symptoms decreased significantly and that explanatory style became more optimistic over the course of treatment. Furthermore, change in ASQ correlated with change in depression. There was some evidence suggesting that ASQ at termination predicted level of depression at follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Center for Psychotherapy Research, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-3309, USA. barberj@mail.med.upenn.edu
authors.forename: Jacques P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Barber
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Abrams
authors.forename: Mary Beth
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Connolly-Gibbons
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Crits-Christoph
authors.forename: Marna S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Barrett
authors.forename: Moira
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rynn
authors.forename: Lynne
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Siqueland
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000339:Affect; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003710:Demography; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D039721:Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009771:Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology; D011581:Psychological Tests; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires