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Treating Major Depression by Creating Positive Expectations for the Future: A Pilot Study for the Effectiveness of Future‐Directed Therapy (FDT) on Symptom Severity and Quality of Life

Jennice S. Vilhauer · Sabrina Young · Chanel Kealoha · Josefine Borrmann · Waguih William IsHak · Mark Hyman Rapaport +2 more

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Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes Treatment of Major Depression

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INTRODUCTION: This nonrandomized pilot study assesses the efficacy of a new future-oriented form of therapy, known as future-directed therapy (FDT), as a treatment for patients with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) in a naturalistic hospital-based outpatient psychiatry clinic. The study measured symptom severity of depression and anxiety, in addition to quality of life pre- and posttreatment. AIMS: The study examined a new manualized treatment designed to help people anticipate a more positive future. The intervention consists of twenty 90-min group sessions administered twice a week over 10 weeks. The intervention was compared to depressed patients in the same clinic who enrolled in traditional cognitive-based group psychotherapy. Sixteen patients with MDD completed the FDT intervention as part of their outpatient treatment for depression. Seventeen patients with MDD participated in treatment as usual (TAU) cognitive-based group therapy. The Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptoms, the Beck Anxiety Inventory, and the Quality-of-Life Enjoyment and Satisfaction Questionnaire short form, self-report instruments were administered prior to and immediately after the completion of therapy. RESULTS: Patients treated with FDT demonstrated significant improvements in depression (P = 0.001), anxiety (P = 0.021) and quality of life (P = 0.035), and also reported high satisfaction with the therapy. Compared to the TAU group, patients treated with FDT showed greater improvements in depressive symptoms (P = 0.049). CONCLUSIONS: FDT may have the potential of becoming an additional treatment option for patients with MDD.

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