2015
From the abstract: "In the present study, we investigated whether resting-state functional brain connectivity predicted response to Behavioral Activation Treatment for Depression, an empirically validated psychotherapy modality designed to increase engagement with rewarding stimuli and reduce avoidance behaviors. Twenty-three unmedicated outpatients with MDD and 20 matched nondepressed controls completed rs-fcMRI scans after which the MDD group received an average of 12 sessions of psychotherapy. The mean change in Beck Depression Inventory-II scores after psychotherapy was 12.04 points, a clinically meaningful response..."
Citation
Crowther, A., Smoski, M. J., Minkel, J., Moore, T., Gibbs, D., Petty, C., . . . Dichter, G. S. (2015). Resting-state connectivity predictors of response to psychotherapy in major depressive disorder. Neuropsychopharmacology, 40, 1659-1673.
DOI
10.1038/npp.2015.12
