Narrative Therapy vs. Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for moderate depression: empirical evidence from a controlled clinical trial
Lopes, Rodrigo da Cunha Teixeira
; Gonçalves, Miguel M.;Machado, Paulo P. P.
;Sinai, Dana
;Bento, Tiago
;Salgado, João
Journal Article
Background: Systematic studies of the efficacy of Narrative Therapy (NT) for depression are sparse. Objective: To evaluate
the efficacy of individual NT for moderate depression in adults compared to Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT). Method:
Sixty-three depressed clients were assigned to either NT or CBT. The Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II) and Outcome
Questionnaire-45.2 (OQ-45.2) were used as outcome measures. Results: We found a significant symptomatic reduction in
both treatments. Group differences favoring CBT were found on the BDI-II, but not on the OQ-45.2. Conclusions: Pre- to
post-treatment effect sizes for completers in both groups were superior to benchmarked waiting-list control groups.
FCT -Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia(PTDC/PSI-PCL/121525/2010)