Autobiographical memory style and clinical outcomes following mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT): An individual patient data meta-analysis

The ability to retrieve specific, single-incident autobiographical memories has been consistently posited as a predictor of recurrent depression. Elucidating the role of autobiographical memory specificity in patient-response to depressive treatments may improve treatment efficacy and facilitate use...

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Veröffentlicht in:Behaviour research and therapy 2022-04, Vol.151, p.104048-104048, Article 104048
Hauptverfasser: Hitchcock, Caitlin, Rudokaite, Judita, Haag, Christina, Patel, Shivam D., Smith, Alicia J., Kuhn, Isla, Jermann, Francoise, Ma, S. Helen, Kuyken, Willem, Williams, J. MarkG, Watkins, Edward, Bockting, Claudi L.H., Crane, Catherine, Fisher, David, Dalgleish, Tim
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Zusammenfassung:The ability to retrieve specific, single-incident autobiographical memories has been consistently posited as a predictor of recurrent depression. Elucidating the role of autobiographical memory specificity in patient-response to depressive treatments may improve treatment efficacy and facilitate use of science-driven interventions. We used recent methodological advances in individual patient data meta-analysis to determine a) whether memory specificity is improved following mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT), relative to control interventions, and b) whether pre-treatment memory specificity moderates treatment response. All bar one study evaluated MBCT for relapse prevention for depression. Our initial analysis therefore focussed on MBCT datasets only(n = 708), then were repeated including the additional dataset(n = 880). Memory specificity did not significantly differ from baseline to post-treatment for either MBCT and Control interventions. There was no evidence that baseline memory specificity predicted treatment response in terms of symptom-levels, or risk of relapse. Findings raise important questions regarding the role of memory specificity in depressive treatments. •Individual participant data meta-analysis of memory specificity and treatment response.•All bar one study evaluated MBCT for relapse prevention.•Memory specificity did not change from baseline to post-treatment.•No evidence that memory specificity predicted treatment response or risk of relapse.
ISSN:0005-7967
1873-622X
DOI:10.1016/j.brat.2022.104048