Table 3.
Outcomes of BSP vs CBASP for Chronic Depression
| Week | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | |
| BSP | |||||||
| HAM-D score | (n=189) | (n=181) | (n=176) | (n=170) | (n=168) | (n=163) | (n=168) |
| Mean (SD) | 19.44 (8.31) | 18.14 (8.99) | 17.24 (8.04) | 16.28 (8.70) | 15.08 (8.26) | 14.94 (9.38) | 12.77 (8.45) |
| QIDS score | (n=179) | (n=170) | (n=171) | (n=166) | (n=161) | (n=154) | (n=162) |
| Mean (SD) | 10.89 (4.79) | 10.20 (4.88) | 9.50 (4.65) | 9.25 (4.97) | 8.47 (4.59) | 8.03 (4.89) | 7.30 (4.41) |
| LIFE-RIFT score | (n=154) | (n=171) | (n=162) | (n=162) | |||
| Mean (SD) | 12.71 (3.14) | ND | 12.13 (3.15) | ND | 11.76 (3.28) | ND | 10.73 (3.46) |
| Remission, No. (%) | |||||||
| HAM-D | 15 (7.9) | 26 (14.4) | 21 (11.9) | 30 (17.6) | 33 (19.6) | 39 (23.9) | 52 (31.0) |
| QIDS | 31 (17.3) | 32 (18.8) | 45 (26.3) | 43 (25.9) | 47 (29.2) | 56 (36.4) | 67 (41.4) |
| CBASP | |||||||
| HAM-D score | (n=195) | (n=189) | (n=183) | (n=176) | (n=173) | (n=170) | (n=174) |
| Mean (SD) | 19.52 (8.26) | 17.61 (8.13) | 16.94 (8.92) | 14.85 (8.57) | 14.42 (8.65) | 13.18 (8.36) | 11.29 (8.30) |
| QIDS score | (n=186) | (n=177) | (n=180) | (n=170) | (n=165) | (n=169) | (n=168) |
| Mean (SD) | 10.82 (4.76) | 9.60 (4.39) | 9.04 (4.66) | 8.38 (4.52) | 8.08 (4.60) | 7.25 (4.77) | 6.63 (4.76) |
| LIFE-RIFT score | (n=152) | (n=171) | (n=164) | (n=172) | |||
| Mean (SD) | 12.69 (2.96) | ND | 11.78 (3.14) | ND | 11.25 (3.30) | ND | 10.24 (3.25) |
| Remission, No. (%) | |||||||
| HAM-D | 14 (7.2) | 20 (10.6) | 29 (15.8) | 41 (23.3) | 43 (24.9) | 50 (29.4) | 67 (38.5) |
| QIDS | 26 (14.0) | 32 (18.1) | 49 (27.2) | 50 (29.4) | 54 (32.7) | 70 (41.4) | 85 (50.6) |
Abbreviations: BSP, brief supportive psychotherapy; CBASP, cognitive behavioral analysis system of psychotherapy; ellipses, not applicable; HAM-D, Hamilton Scale for Depression; LIFE-RIFT, Longitudinal Interval Follow-up Evaluation Range of Impaired Functioning Tool; ND, not done; QIDS, Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptoms.