title: Cognitive Therapy Skills Predict Cognitive Reactivity to Sad Mood Following Cognitive Therapy for Depression.
abstract: Both patients' competence in the coping skills taught in Cognitive Therapy (CT) and patients' endorsement of dysfunctional cognitions following a sad mood induction (i.e., their cognitive reactivity) have been found to predict risk of relapse following a successful course of CT for depression. We examined the relationship between these constructs, specifically whether CT skills would be related to less cognitive reactivity following a mood induction among patients who responded to a course of CT. In a sample of 28 depressed patients, post-treatment CT skills were significantly related to less cognitive reactivity in response to a sad mood induction procedure (β = -.29). This relation was not accounted for by individual differences in mood reactivity. We discuss these findings as a key step in developing a more complete understanding of the role of CT coping skills and cognitive reactivity as markers of patients' vulnerability to relapse.
authors.affiliation: Ohio State University.
authors.forename: Daniel R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Strunk
authors.affiliation: Ohio State University.
authors.forename: Abby D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Adler
authors.affiliation: Ohio State University.
authors.forename: Shannon N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Hollars
keywords: Cognitive therapy; cognitive reactivity; depression; mood induction; therapy skills