A multiple-baseline design with counterdemands instructions was used to evaluate the efficacy of cognitive therapy in five depressed patients. Depression measures (MMPI, Hamilton, and Beck Depression Inventory) showed that all the patients were improved at the end of treatment and therapeutic benefits were maintained at a 1-yr. follow-up. These results confirmed the beneficial effects for depressive patients of cognitive therapy with stringent methodological controls.
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