Table 2.

Overview of the studies on the impact of psychotherapy on cognitive functions

	Diagnose	No. of patients	Duration of the study	Cognitive battery	Model of psychotherapy	Additional pharmacotherapy
Klasik et al. (2012)	Recurrent Depressive Disorder	60	8 weeks	Vienna Test System (VTS)	Psychodynamic	Sertraline (in 2 of 3 examined groups)
Bastos et al. (2013)	Moderate depression	272	2 years	WAIS-III	Psychodynamic	Fluoxetine (in 2 of 3 examined groups)
Reinecke et al. (2013)	Panic disorder	28	4 weeks	Attention visual probe task	CBT	Exclusion criterion: psychopharmacological treatment during the last 6 months
Dobkin et al. (2014)	Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), Dysthymia, or Depression Not Otherwise Specified, Parkinson`s disease	80	10 weeks	Hopkins Verbal Learning Test–Revised (HVLT–R), Delis-Kaplan Executive Function System (D–KEFS), Wechsler Memory Scales, Stroop Color and Word Test	CBT	Stable medication regimen for ≥6 weeks
Mackin et al. 2013	Late life depression	221	24 weeks	Stroop Color and Word Test, Hopkins Verbal Learning Test - Revised (HVLT–R), DRS-IP, Wisconsin Card Sorting Test-64 Computer Version, Trail Making Test (TMT)	Problem Solving Therapy, Supportive Therapy	Antidepressant-free participants