TY - JOUR
T1 - Participants' perspectives on cognitive - Behavioral therapy for adherence and depression in HIV
AU - Berg, Carla
AU - Raminani, Sudha
AU - Greer, Joseph
AU - Harwood, Meaghan
AU - Safren, Steven
N1 - Funding Information:
Funding for this project for data collection and some of the analysis came from National Institute of Mental Health Grant 066660 to Steven Safren. Funding for investigator time for some of the data analysis and investigator time came from National Institute on Drug Abuse Grant 018603 to Steven Safren
PY - 2008/5
Y1 - 2008/5
N2 - As part of the process of developing cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) for medical adherence and depression (Safren, Gonzalez, & Soroudi, 2007), the authors conducted exit interviews among 14 HIV-infected patients who received the intervention, and transcribed, coded, and analyzed these data. The authors concluded that CBT was structured yet flexible, developed self-awareness emphasized social support, and involved therapist empathy and supportiveness. Limitations included the discomfort of discussing personal information and the impact of feeling ill on attendance and homework completion. Suggestions included more sessions, more flexibility in scheduling appointments, and more realistic and clear expectations regarding homework. These results provide insights about strengths and limitations of this psychotherapy with medically ill patients and may help to maximize intervention effectiveness and client acceptability.
AB - As part of the process of developing cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) for medical adherence and depression (Safren, Gonzalez, & Soroudi, 2007), the authors conducted exit interviews among 14 HIV-infected patients who received the intervention, and transcribed, coded, and analyzed these data. The authors concluded that CBT was structured yet flexible, developed self-awareness emphasized social support, and involved therapist empathy and supportiveness. Limitations included the discomfort of discussing personal information and the impact of feeling ill on attendance and homework completion. Suggestions included more sessions, more flexibility in scheduling appointments, and more realistic and clear expectations regarding homework. These results provide insights about strengths and limitations of this psychotherapy with medically ill patients and may help to maximize intervention effectiveness and client acceptability.
KW - Brief psychotherapy
KW - Cognitive behavior therapy
KW - Depression
KW - Qualitative research methods
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U2 - 10.1080/10503300701561537
DO - 10.1080/10503300701561537
M3 - Article
C2 - 18815979
AN - SCOPUS:46949093217
VL - 18
SP - 271
EP - 280
JO - Psychotherapy Research
JF - Psychotherapy Research
SN - 1050-3307
IS - 3
ER -