Unraveling the optimal balance of problem-related affective experiences and need satisfaction in cognitive-behavioral therapy: A response surface analysis.

: Although therapists are encouraged to balance emotionally involving work on the patient's problems with need satisfaction in therapy sessions, effects of this balance have rarely been studied empirically. Hence, we examined congruence effects between problem-related affective and need-satisfying experiences in cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT). : 165 distressed family caregivers rated problem-related affective experiences, need-satisfying experiences comprising self-esteem, positive interpersonal, and control experiences, as well as coping experiences after 12 CBT sessions.

How do care-related beliefs contribute to depression and anxiety in family caregivers of people with dementia? Testing a cognitive vulnerability-stress model.

Objectives: Care-related beliefs are considered risk factors for decreased mental health in family caregivers of people with dementia. However, their exact role in the caregiver stress process remains unclear. Hence, we tested a cognitive vulnerability-stress model of depression and anxiety in family caregivers of people with dementia.

Between- and within-person effects of affective experiences on coping in CBT: Direct effects and interplay with therapeutic alliance and resource activation.

Objective: The role of affective experiences (AE) in cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) has rarely been investigated. We examined between- and within-person effects of AE on coping in CBT for family caregivers and interactions with therapeutic alliance and resource activation.

Methods: 67 family caregivers rated AE, therapeutic alliance, resource activation, and coping after each of 12 sessions of telephone-based CBT.

Face-to-face versus telephone-based cognitive-behavioral therapy for family caregivers of people with dementia.

Objective: The objective was to directly compare the effects and acceptability of telephone-based (TEL-CBT) with face-to-face cognitive-behavioral therapy (F2F-CBT) for family caregivers of people with dementia (PwD).

Method: Caregivers for whom F2F participation was possible were allocated to F2F-CBT (n = 49). The other participants were randomized to TEL-CBT (n = 139) or CG (n = 134).

Effects of general change mechanisms on outcome in telephone-based cognitive-behavioral therapy for distressed family caregivers.

Background: The study investigated the influence of general change mechanisms (GCMs) on outcome in telephone-based cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) for family caregivers.

Methods: In a stepped-care intervention approach, highly distressed family caregivers received telephone-based CBT after completing a care counseling intervention. Sixty-six therapist-caregiver dyads rated emotional bond, agreement on collaboration, problem actuation, resource activation, clarification of meaning, and mastery after each of 12 therapy sessions.

Pragmatic Effectiveness of Face-to-Face Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Family Caregivers of People with Dementia.

Objectives: The objective was to investigate the pragmatic effectiveness of face-to-face cognitive-behavioral therapy (F2F-CBT) for family caregivers of people with dementia (PwD) implemented in a routine care setting relative to usual care in a quasi-experimental study.

Methods: Participants indicating that attendance of F2F-CBT was possible were assigned to F2F-CBT ( = 49). F2F-CBT consisted of 12 sessions over 6 months.