The role of outcome expectancy in therapeutic change across psychotherapy versus pharmacotherapy for depression

Volume: 251, Pages: 121 - 129
Published: May 1, 2019
Abstract
Patient outcome expectancy - the belief that treatment will lead to an improvement in symptoms – is linked to favourable therapeutic outcomes in major depressive disorder (MDD). The present study extends this literature by investigating the temporal dynamics of expectancy, and by exploring whether expectancy during treatment is linked to differential outcomes across treatment modalities, for both optimistic versus pessimistic expectancy. A total...
Paper Details
Title
The role of outcome expectancy in therapeutic change across psychotherapy versus pharmacotherapy for depression
Published Date
May 1, 2019
Volume
251
Pages
121 - 129
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