background late-life depression (lld) is one of the most prevalent mental disorders in old age. it is associated with various adverse outcomes and frequent use of health care services thereby remaining a serious public health concern. compared with depression in early adulthood, most treatment options of lld are less effective. psychotherapy may be particularly beneficial for lld due to specific psychological conditions in old age and a low risk of side effects. although cognitive behavioural therapy (cbt) is highly established and effective in depression in young and mid-life there is only a limited number of small studies on cbt in lld. an lld-specific cbt has not yet been compared to an active, but unspecific supportive psychological intervention in a multicentre trial. methods here we present the design of the cbtlate trial, which is a multicentre, randomized, observer-blinded, active-controlled, parallel group trial. cbtlate aims at including 248 patients with lld of both genders at 7 sites in germany. the purpose of the study is to test the hypothesis that a 15-session individually-delivered cbt specific for lld is of superior efficacy in reducing symptoms of depression in comparison with a supportive unspecific intervention (sui) of the same quantity. the intervention includes 8 weeks of individual treatment sessions twice per week and a follow-up period of 6 months after randomization. the primary end point is the severity of depression at the end of treatment measured by the self-rated 30-item geriatric depression scale (gds). secondary endpoints include depressive symptoms at week 5 and at follow-up (6 months after randomization). additional secondary endpoints include the change of depressive symptoms assessed with a clinician-rating-scale and a patient reported outcome instrument for major depressive disorder, anxiety symptoms, sleep, cognition, quality of life, and overall health status from baseline to end-of treatment and to end of follow-up. add-on protocols include mri and the collection of blood samples. discussion this study is the first multicentre trial of a specific cbt intervention for lld compared to an unspecific supportive psychological intervention administered in a specialist setting. it has important implications for developing and implementing efficient psychotherapeutic strategies for lld and may be a significant step to broaden treatment options for people suffering from lld. trial registration clinicaltrials.gov (nct03735576, registered on 24 october 2018); drks (drks00013769, registered on 28 june 2018).
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cognitive behavioral therapy (cbt) has the strongest evidence base of all the psychological treatments for depression. it has been shown to be effective in reducing symptoms of depression and preventing relapse. all models of cbt share in common an assumption that emotional states are created and maintained through learned patterns of thoughts and behaviors and that new and more helpful patterns can be learned through psychological interventions. they also share a commitment to empirical testing of the theory and clinical practice. beck’s cognitive therapy sees negative distorted thinking as central to depression and is the most established form of cbt for depression. behavioral approaches, such as behavioral activation, which emphasize behavioral rather than cognitive change, also has a growing evidence base. promising results are emerging from therapies such as mindfulness based cognitive therapy (mbct) and rumination-focused therapy that focus on the process of managing thoughts rather than their content. its efficacy-established cbt now faces the challenge of cost-effective dissemination to depressed people in the community.
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psychological treatment is recommended for depression and anxiety in those with epilepsy. this review used standardised criteria to evaluate, for the first time, the clinical relevance of any symptom change these treatments afford patients. databases were searched until march 2017 for relevant trials in adults. trial quality was assessed and trial authors asked for individual participants’ pre-treatment and post-treatment distress data. jacobson’s methodology determined the proportion in the different trial arms demonstrating reliable symptom change on primary and secondary outcome measures and its direction. search yielded 580 unique articles; only eight eligible trials were identified. individual participant data for five trials—which included 398 (85%) of the 470 participants randomised by the trials—were received. the treatments evaluated lasted ~7 hours and all incorporated cognitive-behavioural therapy (cbt). depression was the primary outcome in all; anxiety a secondary outcome in one. on average, post-treatment assessments occurred 12 weeks following randomisation; 2 weeks after treatment had finished. there were some limitations in how trials were conducted, but overall trial quality was ‘good’. pooled risk difference indicated likelihood of reliable improvement in depression symptoms was significantly higher for those randomised to cbt. the extent of gain was though low—the depressive symptoms of most participants (66.9%) receiving cbt were ‘unchanged’ and 2.7% ‘reliably deteriorated’. only 30.4% made a ‘reliable improvement. this compares with 10.2% of participants in the control arms who ‘reliably improved’ without intervention. the effect of the treatments on secondary outcome measures, including anxiety, was also low. existing cbt treatments appear to have limited benefit for depression symptoms in epilepsy. almost 70% of people with epilepsy do not reliably improve following cbt. only a limited number of trials have though been conducted in this area and there remains a need for large, well-conducted trials.
a surge in the development of computer-assisted cognitive-behavioral therapy (ccbt) and mobile apps for depression has provided many tools with potential for enhancing treatment delivery. this article assesses progress in evaluation and implementation of ccbt and mobile apps for depression, with a focus on providing practical information on clinical applications. advantage and disadvantages of these technologies are identified, outcome research is reviewed, and recommendations are made for clinical use. with increasing use of computer technology in everyday life, it is likely that clinicians and patients will pursue opportunities to employ computer tools in treatment for depression.
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cognitive therapy is a treatment process that enables patients to correct false self-beliefs that can lead to negative moods and behaviors. the fundamental assumption is that a thought precedes a mood; therefore, learning to substitute healthy thoughts for negative thoughts will improve a person's mood, self-concept, behavior, and physical state. studies have shown that cognitive therapy is an effective treatment for depression and is comparable in effectiveness to antidepressants and interpersonal or psychodynamic therapy. the combination of cognitive therapy and antidepressants has been shown to effectively manage severe or chronic depression. cognitive therapy also has proved beneficial in treating patients who have only a partial response to adequate antidepressant therapy. good evidence has shown that cognitive therapy reduces relapse rates in patients with depression, and some evidence has shown that cognitive therapy is effective for adolescents with depression.
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backgroundpessimistic thinking about the future is one of the cardinal symptoms of major depression. few studies have assessed changes in pessimistic thinkin...
cognitive behavior therapy (cbt) is a type of mental health treatment that helps identify and change thought patterns that contribute to psychological distress.
cognitive behavioral therapy (cbt) is a counseling approach that therapists use to treat various psychiatric and psychological disorders. cognitive strategies help people alter how they think, while behavioral strategies help people alter harmful behaviors.
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