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Autobiographical memory style and clinical outcomes following mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT): An individual patient data meta-analysis

Published inBehaviour research and therapy, vol. 151, 104048
Publication date2022-04
Abstract

The ability to retrieve specific, single-incident autobiographical memories has been consistently posited as a predictor of recurrent depression. Elucidating the role of autobiographical memory specificity in patient-response to depressive treatments may improve treatment efficacy and facilitate use of science-driven interventions. We used recent methodological advances in individual patient data meta-analysis to determine a) whether memory specificity is improved following mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT), relative to control interventions, and b) whether pre-treatment memory specificity moderates treatment response. All bar one study evaluated MBCT for relapse prevention for depression. Our initial analysis therefore focussed on MBCT datasets only(n=708), then were repeated including the additional dataset(n=880). Memory specificity did not significantly differ from baseline to post-treatment for either MBCT and Control interventions. There was no evidence that baseline memory specificity predicted treatment response in terms of symptom-levels, or risk of relapse. Findings raise important questions regarding the role of memory specificity in depressive treatments.

Keywords
  • Autobiographical memory
  • Cogntive therapy
  • Individual patient data meta-analysis
  • Mindfulness
  • Treatment response
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
  • Depressive Disorder, Major / psychology
  • Humans
  • Memory, Episodic
  • Treatment Outcome
Funding
  • UK Research and Innovation - Transient Autobiographical Memory Enhancement to Improve Everyday Cognitive Skills [ES/R010781/1]
Citation (ISO format)
HITCHCOCK, Caitlin et al. Autobiographical memory style and clinical outcomes following mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT): An individual patient data meta-analysis. In: Behaviour research and therapy, 2022, vol. 151, p. 104048. doi: 10.1016/j.brat.2022.104048
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