title: Sudden gains in cognitive therapy for depression: a replication and extension.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Psychology Unit, Department of Psychology, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom. g.hardy@sheffield.ac.uk
authors.forename: Gillian E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Hardy
authors.forename: Jane
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cahill
authors.forename: William B
authors.initials: WB
authors.lastname: Stiles
authors.forename: Caroline
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ispan
authors.forename: Norman
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Macaskill
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Barkham
mesh_terms: 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