I know that CBT, for example, is an evidence-based treatment for MDD. What about supportive psychotherapy?
Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2011 Jan;68(1):33-41. doi: 10.1001/archgenpsychiatry.2010.177.
Problem-solving therapy and supportive therapy in older adults with major depression and executive dysfunction: effect on disability.
Alexopoulos GS1, Raue PJ, Kiosses DN, Mackin RS, Kanellopoulos D, McCulloch C, Areán PA.
I hope these Papers could be heplful:
Treatment of Major Depression With Psychotherapy or Psychotherapy-Pharmacotherapy Combinations. Michael E. Thase; Joel B. Greenhouse; Ellen Frank; Charles F. Reynolds III; Paul A. Pilkonis; Katharine Hurley,; Victoria Grochocinski; David J. Kupfer, Jama Psychiatry. Nov 1997, Vol 54, No. 11.
Differential responses to psychotherapy versus pharmacotherapy in patients with chronic forms of major depression and childhood trauma. Nemeroff, Heim, Thase. PNAS. vol. 100 no. 24,14293–14296.
A systematic review of research findings on the efficacy of interpersonal therapy for depressive disorders. Feijo, De Jesus, Bacaltchuk, Verdeli, Neugebauer. European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience. April 2005, Volume 255, Issue 2, pp 75-82.
You might also find this article helpful as well, a comprehensive review of Humanistic Psychotherapy empirical research findings over the past 25 years -see reference below. The manuscript provides a summary of core principles of Humanistic Therapy practice and strong quantitative , meta-analytic outcome findings for Humanistic Psychotherapy of MDD and overall treatment efficacy. The online version of this manuscript was published in December and is available for review on my researchgate profile.
Humanistic psychotherapy research 1990-2015: From methodological innovation to evidence-supported treatment outcomes and beyond. (2014) Angus, L. , Watson, J., Elliott, R., Schneider, K. and Timulak, L. Psychotherapy Research. DOI: 10.1080/10503307.2014.989290.
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