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The Role of Dyadic Discord in Outcomes in Acute Phase Cognitive Therapy for Adults With Recurrent Major Depressive Disorder.


ABSTRACT: Major depressive disorder (MDD) and relationship discord between cohabiting partners frequently co-occur, with bidirectional effects established. As relationship quality influences understanding and treatment of MDD, the current analyses clarified the relations of pretreatment dyadic discord with outcomes during and at the end of acute phase cognitive therapy (CT) for adults with recurrent MDD. Married or cohabiting patients (n = 219) completed the Dyadic Adjustment Scale (DYS) before and after a 16-20 session, 12-14 week CT protocol. Lower levels of dyadic adjustment indicated higher levels of dyadic discord. Response to CT was defined as the absence of a major depressive episode and ? 12 on the 17-item Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression. Pretreatment dyadic discord, whether defined as a continuous or categorical variable (using DYS cutoff score of 97), was not associated with treatment completion or response but was positively associated with levels of depressive symptoms at the end of acute phase CT. Furthermore, CT was associated with declines in dyadic discord, with 23.3% of initially discordant couples moving to nondiscordant status at the end of CT. Depressive symptoms did not significantly mediate changes in dyadic discord. Finally, pre- (but not mid-) treatment dyadic discord was associated with subsequent changes in depressive symptoms, suggesting limited mediation. These findings replicate prior research indicating that individual CT is associated with reductions in depressive symptoms and dyadic discord while clarifying that lower pre-treatment dyadic discord may predict initial improvement in depressive symptoms.

SUBMITTER: Trombello JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6582984 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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The Role of Dyadic Discord in Outcomes in Acute Phase Cognitive Therapy for Adults With Recurrent Major Depressive Disorder.

Trombello Joseph M JM   Vittengl Jeffrey R JR   Denton Wayne H WH   Minhajuddin Abu A   Thase Michael E ME   Jarrett Robin B RB  

Behavior therapy 20181206 4


Major depressive disorder (MDD) and relationship discord between cohabiting partners frequently co-occur, with bidirectional effects established. As relationship quality influences understanding and treatment of MDD, the current analyses clarified the relations of pretreatment dyadic discord with outcomes during and at the end of acute phase cognitive therapy (CT) for adults with recurrent MDD. Married or cohabiting patients (n = 219) completed the Dyadic Adjustment Scale (DYS) before and after  ...[more]

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