This study involves the first attempt to identify sudden gains in a sample of clients undergoing experiential therapy for depression while also investigating client and therapist change processes related to sudden gains. Pre- and post-session Beck Depression Inventory, short form (BDI-SF) questionnaires were used to identify sudden gains and differentiate between in-session and between-session symptom changes in thirty-six client-therapist dyads. Archival videotape data of a sub-sample were coded using the Experiencing Scale, Classification of Affective Meaning States, and the Coding System for Therapist Focus.: The study revealed that 63.9% of clients experienced a sudden gain and the bulk of the total mean symptom decrease (74.9%) was found to occur within the session preceding the sudden gain. During this critical session, clients were more likely to display deepened experiencing ( < .01, = .34), clients were more likely to express "primary adaptive emotions" ( < .05, = .38), and therapists were found to be more likely to focus on unmet client needs ( < .01, = .75). The majority of the sudden gain change occurs within session in experiential therapy, and primary adaptive emotions as well as addressing unmet needs are possible processes of sudden gains.
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J Consult Clin Psychol
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Department of Clinical Psychology, Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences, Utrecht University.
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Method: We used data from 118 patients (50% female; age: = 12.
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