Narrative therapy vs. cognitive-behavioral therapy for moderate depression: empirical evidence from a controlled clinical trial.
BACKGROUND
Systematic studies of the efficacy of Narrative Therapy (NT) for depression are sparse.


OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the efficacy of individual NT for moderate depression in adults compared to Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT).


METHODS
Sixty-three depressed clients were assigned to either NT or CBT. The Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II) and Outcome Questionnaire-45.2 (OQ-45.2) were used as outcome measures.


RESULTS
We found a significant symptomatic reduction in both treatments. Group differences favoring CBT were found on the BDI-II, but not on the OQ-45.2.


CONCLUSIONS
Pre- to post-treatment effect sizes for completers in both groups were superior to benchmarked waiting-list control groups.
a School of Psychology , University of Minho , Braga , Portugal.
Rodrigo T
RT
Lopes
Miguel M
MM
Gonçalves
Paulo P P
PP
Machado
Dana
D
Sinai
Tiago
T
Bento
João
J
Salgado
D000328:Adult; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D003865:Major Depressive Disorder / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D062525:Narrative Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy; Empirically Supported Therapy (EST); Narrative Therapy; depression; psychological treatment of depression; treatment of depression