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Does attachment change serve as a theory-specific mediator of depression reduction in interpersonal psychotherapy versus cognitive behavioral therapy?

Abapolnikova M; Coyne AE; Glushka L; Liu CJ; Constantino MJ; Atkinson LR; Bagby RM; Ravitz P · 2026 · Psychotherapy research : journal of the Society for Psychotherapy Research

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Abstract (excerpt)

Objective Although interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT) and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for depression are comparably efficacious, less is known about the respective patient-level processes that help transmit their beneficial effect.…

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Metadata source: Europe PMC · DOI 10.1080/10503307.2026.2656698