Abstract
Background
Adverse childhood experiences of neglect, overprotection and abuse, well-recognized risk factors for the development of adult psychopathology, were examined as predictors of response to psychotherapy treatment for adults with depression....
Conclusions
Maternal care, demonstrating a robust main effect across treatments, appears to be the childhood variable most strongly associated with response to psychotherapy in this sample. In addition, maternal care and paternal protection were associated with a differential response to treatment. These results suggest that the quality of on-going intra-familial relationships has a greater impact on treatment response than experiences of abuse. The findings may aid clinicians in selecting which psychotherapy to use, depending on a patient's childhood history.
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Johnstone, et al. Journal of Affective Disorders Available online 22 February 2013
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