The Therapeutic Alliance and Therapist Adherence as Predictors of Dropout from Cognitive Therapy for Depression when Combined with Antidepressant Medication

摘要

BACKGROUNDPrevious psychotherapy research has examined the therapeutic alliance and therapist adherence as correlates or predictors of symptom change. While some initial evidence suggests the alliance is associated with risk of dropout in cognitive behavioral treatment for depression, evidence of such relations has been limited to date. We examined the relation of these psychotherapy process variables and dropout in the context of cognitive therapy for depression when provided in combination with pharmacotherapy.