MCMI-III personality complexity and depression treatment outcome following group-based cognitive-behavioral therapy

This study investigated the association of personality disorder complexity to treatment outcome for depression following time‐limited group‐based cognitive–behavioral therapy. One hundred fifteen outpatients with a primary diagnosis of depression participated in the study. In this study, personality...

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Published in:Journal of clinical psychology 2007-12, Vol.63 (12), p.1153-1170
Main Authors: Craigie, Mark A., Saulsman, Lisa M., Lampard, Amy M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Behavior therapy. Cognitive therapy
Biological and medical sciences
Clinical outcomes
Cognitive therapy
Cognitive Therapy - economics
Cognitive Therapy - methods
Comorbidity
Correlation analysis
Cost-Benefit Analysis
Depressive Disorder, Major - epidemiology
Depressive Disorder, Major - psychology
Depressive Disorder, Major - therapy
Female
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Mental depression
Personal Satisfaction
Personality disorders
Personality Disorders - classification
Personality Disorders - epidemiology
Personality Disorders - psychology
Personality Inventory - statistics & numerical data
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychometrics
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Psychotherapy, Group - economics
Psychotherapy, Group - methods
Quality of Life
Severity of Illness Index
Studies
Treatment Outcome
Treatments
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Summary:This study investigated the association of personality disorder complexity to treatment outcome for depression following time‐limited group‐based cognitive–behavioral therapy. One hundred fifteen outpatients with a primary diagnosis of depression participated in the study. In this study, personality disorder complexity was determined by the degree of personality disorder comorbidity identified by the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory‐III (T. Millon, 1994). As predicted, analyses revealed that increasing personality disorder complexity was related to increasing baseline symptom severity and slightly poorer end‐state functioning at posttreatment. However, results regarding clinically significant improvement and mean improvement in depression symptoms were less supportive of an association between personality disorder complexity and poorer treatment outcome. The implications of these findings for treatment planning are discussed. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Psychol 63: 1153–1170, 2007.
ISSN:0021-9762
1097-4679
DOI:10.1002/jclp.20406