Publications by authors named "Cora Schefft"

Article Synopsis
  • The study highlights the importance of the therapist-client working alliance in guided Internet-based interventions (IBIs) compared to unguided ones, particularly in the context of a cognitive behavioral therapy program for depression.
  • Guided IBIs showed a significantly stronger working alliance by the end of treatment, which correlated positively with symptom reduction.
  • The findings suggest that the working alliance plays a crucial role in enhancing adherence and therapeutic outcomes in guided IBIs, supporting the need for therapist involvement in online therapy settings.
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Purpose: Depressive disorders cause a major burden of disease worldwide and often lead to a loss of social functioning. Patients suffering from depressive disorders report a lower quality of life (QOL) than people without a history of mental health issues. Internet-based interventions (IBIs) based on cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) are effective in reducing symptom severity but data on their impact on quality of life in clinically depressed patients so far is scarce.

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Introduction: In recent decades, various new psychotherapy approaches have been developed in an effort to overcome issues of non-response, referred to as "third-wave psychotherapies." How third-wave therapies perform in comparison to each other, to classical CBT, or other common comparators in the treatment of depression has not yet been systematically assessed.

Methods: We firstly determined the scope of the term "third-wave" by conducting a systematic search.

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In this article, we aimed to assess the efficacy of adjunctive administration of nutritional supplements to antidepressants by means of a systematic review and meta-analysis. The supplements included were inositol, vitamin D, folic acid, vitamin B12, S-adenosyl-L-methionine (SAMe), omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 PUFA) and zinc. A structured database search (MEDLINE, EBSCO, CENTRAL, Web of Science) was performed using terms for the respective substances in conjunction with terms for depression and the mode of treatment ("add-on" OR "adjunctive" OR "augmentation").

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