resumeang: This article addresses a few of the most important issues raised by N. S. Jacobson and S. D.
Hollon and by D. F. Klein about the findings of the National Institute of Mental Health
Treatment of Depression Collaborative Research Program (TDCRP). Questions addressed
include the following: (a) What was the relative effectiveness of the treatments in the
TDCRP for patients with severe depressive symptomatology? (b) Were there Treatment ×
Research Site interactions within the more severely depressed subsamples? (c) Was there
adequate implementation of cognitive—behavior therapy (CBT) and other treatment
conditions in the TDCRP? and (d) How do the relapse rates in the TDCRP compare with
those in other studies? Current conclusions regarding all of these issues are presented. For
the future, it is recommended that, rather than revisiting these issues again, researchers
apply their energies to investigating new questions using the valuable TDCRP database. |
