title: What we know, what we do not know, and where are we heading? Efficacy and acceptability of psychological interventions for depression.
abstract: In the past several decades, increasing evidence supports the efficacy of psychotherapies for depression. The vast majority of findings from meta-analyses, randomized clinical trials (RCTs) and naturalistic studies have demonstrated that well-established psychotherapies (behavioural activation, problem-solving therapy, psychodynamic therapy, cognitive-behavioural therapy, interpersonal therapy and emotion-focused therapy) are superior to no-treatment and control conditions, and are in most cases equally effective in treating depression. However, despite this abundant support for psychotherapies, studies have also consistently shown high drop-out rates, high percentages of non-respondent patients who experience treatment failures, and mixed findings regarding the enduring effects of psychotherapy. Thus, there is a need to develop more personalised treatment models tailored to patients' needs. A new integrative sequential stepwise approach to the treatment of depression is suggested.
authors.affiliation: Derner Institute of Advanced Psychological Studies, Adelphi University,Garden City,1 South Avenue,NY,USA.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Solomonov
authors.affiliation: Derner Institute of Advanced Psychological Studies, Adelphi University,Garden City,1 South Avenue,NY,USA.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Barber
mesh_terms: D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; D003863:Depression / Q000628:therapy*; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D011613:Psychotherapy; D017211:Treatment Failure
keywords: Behaviour therapy; cognitive therapy; depression; evidence-based psychiatry; psychoanalysis and psychodynamic therapies