TY - JOUR
T1 - Prescribing therapy for depression
T2 - the role of learned resourcefulness, a failure to replicate.
AU - Wetzel, R. D.
AU - Murphy, G. E.
AU - Carney, R. M.
AU - Whitworth, P.
AU - Knesevich, M. A.
PY - 1992/6
Y1 - 1992/6
N2 - Work in 1985 by Simons, Lustman, Wetzel, and Murphy showed that a patient's score on Rosenbaum's self-control scale predicted differential response to treatments for depression, with a high score predicting a good outcome with talking therapy and a low score a good outcome with drug therapy. This study of 37 patients did not replicate those findings. Using the same paradigm, we predicted response correctly 7 times and incorrectly 16 times, a clear failure. A valid method for choosing the best treatment for a patient with major depression remains to be found.
AB - Work in 1985 by Simons, Lustman, Wetzel, and Murphy showed that a patient's score on Rosenbaum's self-control scale predicted differential response to treatments for depression, with a high score predicting a good outcome with talking therapy and a low score a good outcome with drug therapy. This study of 37 patients did not replicate those findings. Using the same paradigm, we predicted response correctly 7 times and incorrectly 16 times, a clear failure. A valid method for choosing the best treatment for a patient with major depression remains to be found.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0026876374&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.2466/pr0.1992.70.3.803
DO - 10.2466/pr0.1992.70.3.803
M3 - Article
C2 - 1620773
AN - SCOPUS:0026876374
VL - 70
SP - 803
EP - 807
JO - Psychological Reports
JF - Psychological Reports
SN - 0033-2941
IS - 3 Pt 1
ER -