Therapist Competence and Patient Outcome in Interpersonal Psychotherapy of Depression

This article examines whether the therapist's level of competence in conducting interpersonal psychotherapy of depression (IPT) is associated with patient improvement. Data from 35 depressed outpatients treated for up to 16 sessions as part of the IPT training program for the National Institute...

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Published in:Journal of consulting and clinical psychology 1988-08, Vol.56 (4), p.496-501
Main Authors: O'Malley, Stephanie S, Foley, Susan H, Rounsaville, Bruce J, Watkins, John T, Sotsky, Stuart M, Imber, Stanley D, Elkin, Irene
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Clinical Competence
Competence
Depressive Disorder - psychology
Depressive Disorder - therapy
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Human
Humans
Major Depression
Male
Medical sciences
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Psychotherapeutic Outcomes
Psychotherapeutic Processes
Psychotherapies. Psychological and clinical counseling
Psychotherapy - methods
Social Adjustment
Therapist Characteristics
Treatments
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Summary:This article examines whether the therapist's level of competence in conducting interpersonal psychotherapy of depression (IPT) is associated with patient improvement. Data from 35 depressed outpatients treated for up to 16 sessions as part of the IPT training program for the National Institute of Mental Health Treatment of Depression Collaborative Research Program were used. Multiple regression analyses were performed to predict outcome from 4th-session ratings of therapist skill while controlling for important pretreatment patient characteristics including level of depression, social adjustment, and expectations of treatment outcome. The results showed that measures of therapist performance contributed significantly to the prediction of patient-rated change and change in the apathy associated with depression but not to measures of social adjustment at 16 weeks.
ISSN:0022-006X
1939-2117
DOI:10.1037/0022-006X.56.4.496