Citation

D'Iuso DA, Dobson KS, Watkins‐Martin K, Beaulieu L, Drapeau M. Counsell. Psychother. Res. J. 2018; 18(3): 274-285.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1002/capr.12167

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Background Cognitive and interpersonal variables are often understood to be related to the etiology and maintenance of major depression. However, few studies have examined the relationship between these two constructs. Aim This study examined the association between cognitive errors (CEs) most commonly endorsed among individuals with major depressive disorder (MDD) and their interpersonal functioning.

METHOD These processes were examined early in psychotherapy and at the end of 20 sessions of cognitive behavioral therapy for depression. Therapy transcripts of 42 clients with MDD were rated for CEs using the Cognitive Error Rating Scale (CERS: Drapeau, Perry & Dunkley, 2008) and for interpersonal behaviors using the Structural Analysis of Social Behavior (SASB: Benjamin & Cushing, 2000).

FINDINGS Results of this study revealed significant associations between CEs and interpersonal behaviors early in treatment and at the end of treatment. Implications of these findings are discussed in the context of improving psychotherapy process and outcome.

Language: en

Keywords

Cognitive Error Rating Scale; cognitive errors; interpersonal behaviors; major depressive disorder; structural analysis of social behavior