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标题：Combined Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy and Placebo Treatment for Patients with Depression: A Follow-Up Assessment
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作者：Anne Schienle ; Nina Jurinec
期刊名称：Psychology Research and Behavior Management
印刷版ISSN：1179-1578
电子版ISSN：1179-1578
出版年度：2021
卷号：Volume 14
页码：233-238
DOI：10.2147/PRBM.S294940
出版社：Dove Medical Press Ltd
摘要：Introduction :A previous study revealed that patients with depression who received a combination of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) and placebo treatment (CBT placebo) showed greater symptom reduction than a CBT group without a placebo. Moreover, the CBT placebo group practiced relaxation training more frequently. We conducted a 3-month follow-up assessment to investigate the temporal stability of the placebo effects. Methods :Eighty-two outpatients with a diagnosis of major depressive disorder who had participated in a 4-week CBT course (CBT: n = 40; CBT with daily placebo treatment: n = 42) returned to a 3-month follow-up assessment. The participants of the CBT placebo group had been debriefed directly after the course. Results :Compared to the CBT group, the CBT placebo group had lower scores on the Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II) at follow-up and more participants were below the clinical cut-off score of the BDI-II. Additionally, the CBT placebo group continued to practice relaxation more frequently. Discussion :This study demonstrates that placebo effects are not short-lived and continue to be present after the debriefing. © 2021 Schienle and Jurinec.
关键词：cognitive-behavioral therapy;depression;placebo effects;temporal stability