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Finding
improvement
ERT produced statistically and clinically significant reductions in depression severity compared to modified attention control, with large effect sizes on MDD CSR and BDI-II, and 63% of the comorbid MDD subsample achieving high endstate functioning for depression at 9-month follow-up.
| Effect size | Hedge's g = .82 |
| Follow-up | 9 months |
| Comparator | Modified attention control (MAC): four 15-minute therapist phone contacts at weeks 2, 5, 9, and 13 |
| Effect summary | improvement; Hedge's g = .82 |
| Effect modifiers | [{"modifier": "Comorbid MDD diagnosis at baseline", "interaction_p": "p range .21 to 1.00", "direction": "null", "stratum_details": "Post-hoc subgroup analysis: patients with vs without comorbid MDD showed no differential MDD HEF response at any timepoint (X2's < 1.54)", "plain_language": "Having a full MDD diagnosis (vs just depressive symptoms) did not change how well ERT worked for depression", "annotation_notes": "Important for clinical decision-making: ERT helps depression even in patients without a formal MDD diagnosis."}] |
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PMC5841545
A Randomized Controlled Trial of Emotion Regulation Therapy for Generalized Anxiety Disorder With and Without Co-Occurring Depression