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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Jan 15.
Published in final edited form as: J Consult Clin Psychol. 2007 Jun;75(3):409–421. doi: 10.1037/0022-006X.75.3.409

Table 2.

Summary of Rapid Early Response and Depression Spike Categorizations

Variable Nonrapid responder
M (% or SD)
Rapid responder
M (% or SD)
F or χ2 p
n  17 (59%)  12 (41%)
Pre MHRSD 19.30 (4.71) 18.83 (7.02) 0.05 .83
Session 5 MHRSD 13.53 (6.40)   7.17 (4.71) 8.55 .007
Mid MHRSD 15.29 (7.61)   8.00 (4.59) 8.72 .04
Post MHRSD   8.05 (6.48)   5.00 (2.83) 4.44 .045
Number remitted (MHRSD ≤ 7) 12/17 (71%) 10/12 (83%) χ2 = 0.18 .67
Early hope  .97 (0.99)   1.75 (0.81) 5.02 .03
Early cognitive/emotional processing  .73 (0.68)   1.06 (0.95) 1.15 .30
No depression spike
M (% or SD)
Depression spike
M (% or SD)

n  11 (38%)  18 (62%)
Pre MHRSD 19.73 (7.16) 18.72 (4.73) 0.21 .65
Session 5 MHRSD 13.18 (6.87)   9.50 (6.04) 2.29 .14
Mid MHRSD 13.37 (7.45) 11.61 (7.51) 0.37 .55
Post MHRSD 10.82 (7.56)   4.83 (2.47) 9.77 .004
Number remitted (MHRSD ≤ 7)  5/11 (45.5%) 17/18 (94.4%) χ2 = 6.55 .009
Magnitude of increase 1.90 (2.39) 10.00 (3.61) 43.27 <.001
Number of spikes 0–3
Median session first spike 11
Number of sessions completed 20.91 (4.46) 22.27 (3.14) 0.94 .34
Hope at spike   0.95 (0.93)   0.67 (0.79) 0.80 .38
Cognitive/emotional processing at spike   0.23 (0.41)   1.19 (0.86) 12.10 .002
Peak processing   1.46 (0.97)   2.53 (0.58) 13.73 .001

Note. Analyses of variance were used to compare dimensional variables and chi-square for categorical variables. MHRSD = Modified Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression; Mid MHRSD = assessment after the stress management phase of therapy; peak processing = the highest level of processing.