Narrative Therapy vs. Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for moderate depression: Empirical evidence from a controlled clinical trial

Abstract

Pre- to post-treatment effect sizes for completers in both groups were superior to benchmarked waiting-list control groups.

The effect of proinflammatory cytokines in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

“…Hollon et al (2005) compared the effectiveness of CBT and antidepressive medication in depressed patients for 16 weeks, and they observed that the patients who had been treated with CBT were less prone to relapses, when compared to the other patients. One study that compared the NCT and the CBT in the treatment of moderate depression verified that the CBT was more effective than NCT in the improvement of depressive symptoms (Lopes et al, 2014). The present study also revealed a superiority of CBT in relation to NCT concerning the remission of depressive symptoms.…”

Narrative and Clinical Change in Cognitive-Behavior Therapy: A Comparison of Two Recovered Cases

“…were selected from a sample composed of 10 patients (5 recovered and 5 unchanged), chosen for process research, who were part of a larger controlled clinical trial (Lopes et al, 2014). Both cases were recovered, according to the reliable change index criteria (RCI, Jacobson & Truax, 1991) of the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II, Beck, Steer, & Brown, 1996; more on this below).…”

“…Both clients agreed to participate in a controlled clinical trial (Lopes et al, 2014) that compared the effects of narrative therapy (White & Epston, 1990) and cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT; Beck, Rush, Shaw, & Emery, 1979). They were informed about the study's goals and signed an informed consent form.…”

“…In this study we selected from a sample of CBT patients (Lopes et al, 2014) two contrasting cases: a recovered case in which reliable symptom change occurred with the expected IMs pattern (typical case), and a case in which reliable symptom changes occurred without significant IMs changes (atypical case). Narrative micro-changes (IMs) were compared with narrative macrochanges (CCRT) to explore whether in the atypical case a broader narrative change occurred without the corresponding IM changes (an anomalous finding) or whether changes in symptoms occurred without significant narrative transformations at both the level of IMs and the level of CCRT.…”

The Effect of Person-Centered Narrative Therapy on Happiness and Death Anxiety of Elderly People

“…Lopez & Kerr (2006) showed that group therapy can influence development and increase of sense of optimism, happiness and hope in old people. Lopes et al (2014) investigated and compared narrative therapy and cognitive-behavioral therapy influence on depression. The results of the research showed that impact size for both groups was higher in comparison with expectation and control group.…”