Sudden gains in cognitive therapy for depression: a replication and extension.
Of 76 clients receiving 8-20 sessions of cognitive therapy (CT) in a joint university and a national health service clinic, 31 experienced sudden gains that appeared very similar to those first reported in clinical trials of CT by T. Z. Tang and R. J. DeRubeis (1999) and subsequently replicated in other studies. The sudden gains appeared less stable in the present study's more routine clinical practice settings than they were in the clinical trials. Life events did not appear to account for sudden gains.
Hardy
Gillian E
GE
Clinical Psychology Unit, Department of Psychology, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom. g.hardy@sheffield.ac.uk
Cahill
Jane
J
Stiles
William B
WB
Ispan
Caroline
C
Macaskill
Norman
N
Barkham
Michael
M
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D001364:Awareness; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D004739:England; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010553:Personality Development; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011594:Psychometrics; D016896:Treatment Outcome