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GENERAL HOSPITAL PSYCHIATRY
Volume 22, Issue 4, Pages 242-250Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/S0163-8343(00)00086-4
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- NIMH NIH HHS [MH45815, MH01328, MH56529] Funding Source: Medline
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This article describes a post-hoc analysis of clinical and psychosocial factors and beliefs about health associated with treatment outcome in a sample of depressed primary care patients (N=181) randomly assigned to a standardized treatment or physician's usual cave (UC). Different factors were found to predict clinical outcomes for treatment modalily [UC sis. interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT) or nortriptyline (NT)] and the type of outcome evaluated (i.e., depressive symptoms at 8 months or symptomatic and functional recovery at 8 months). Factors associated with treatment-specific outcomes are also described. Consistent with prior studies, lower depressive symptom severity at 8 months reins associated with higher baseline functioning, minimal medical co-morbidity, race, and standardized pharmacologic or psychotherapeutic treatment. Additionally, an interaction between treatment modality and health locus of control indicated that individuals perceiving more self-control of their health and who received a standardized treatment experienced greater depressive symptom reduction at 8 months. Factors associated with symptomatic and functional recovery from the depressive episode were also examined. Patients who received a standardized treatment (IPT or NT) perceived greater control of their health and lacked a lifetime generalized anxiety disorder or panic disorder mere more likely to recover by month 8 than those who received usual care. While clinical severity and treatment adequacy play an important role in both symptomatic improvement and foil recovery from a depressive episode, other key factors such as health beliefs and non-depressive psychopathology also influence recovery. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Inc.
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