title: Baseline patient characteristics as predictors of remission in interpersonal psychotherapy for depression.
abstract: We examined patient characteristics as remission predictors in interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT) for depression (n=95). Four characteristic domains (sociodemographic, clinical/diagnostic, interpersonal, cognitive) were analyzed using receiver operating characteristic analysis. Remission was defined two ways: (a) posttreatment BDI-II beyond population-based cut-scores for reliable and clinically significant change, and (b) posttreatment BDI-II≤10. Across both definitions, patients most likely to remit had lower mean item ratings (<3.75 and<3.25, respectively) on the fearful attachment dimension of the Relationship Scales Questionnaire (χ2 =7.172, p<.01 and χ2 =7.792, p<.01, respectively). For the second definition only, more fearfully attached patients who were ≤25 years of age at index depression onset were more likely to remit (χ2 =7.617, p<.01) than those >25. The findings contribute to the scant literature on patient factors related to remission following IPT.
authors: Department of Psychology, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst 01003-9271, USA. mconstantino@psych.umass.edu
authors: Michael J
authors: MJ
authors: Constantino
authors: Mariel L
authors: ML
authors: Adams
authors: Angela M
authors: AM
authors: Pazzaglia
authors: Samantha L
authors: SL
authors: Bernecker
authors: Paula
authors: P
authors: Ravitz
authors: Carolina
authors: C
authors: McBride
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009769:Object Attachment; D011379:Prognosis; D011613:Psychotherapy; D012372:ROC Curve; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome