Metacognitive Training for Depression (D-MCT) reduces false memories in depression. A randomized controlled trial

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Metacognitive Training for Depression (D-MCT) reduces false memories in depression. A randomized controlled trial. / Moritz, Steffen; Schneider, Brooke C; Peth, Judith; Arlt, Sönke; Jelinek, Lena.

in: EUR PSYCHIAT, Jahrgang 53, 09.2018, S. 46-51.

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title = "Metacognitive Training for Depression (D-MCT) reduces false memories in depression. A randomized controlled trial",
abstract = "Metacognitive Training for Depression (D-MCT) is a highly standardized group program targeted at depression-related ({"}Beckian{"}) emotional as well as cognitive biases, including mood-congruent and false memory. While prior results are promising with respect to psychopathological outcomes (depression), it is unclear whether D-MCT also meets its goal of improving cognitive biases, such as false memories. In the framework of a randomized controlled trial (registered trial, DRKS00007907), we investigated whether D-MCT is superior to an active control condition (health training, HT) in reducing the susceptibility of depressed patients for false memories. False memories were examined using parallel versions of a visual variant of the Deese-Roediger McDermott paradigm. Both groups committed less false memories at post assessment after 4 weeks compared to baseline. Relative to HT, D-MCT led to a significant decrease in high-confident false memories over time. The study presents first evidence that D-MCT decreases the susceptibility of depressed patients for false memories, particularly for errors made with high confidence that are presumably the most {"}toxic{"} in terms of mood-congruent memory distortions.",
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author = "Steffen Moritz and Schneider, {Brooke C} and Judith Peth and S{\"o}nke Arlt and Lena Jelinek",
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year = "2018",
month = sep,
doi = "10.1016/j.eurpsy.2018.05.010",
language = "English",
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pages = "46--51",
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AU - Moritz, Steffen

AU - Schneider, Brooke C

AU - Peth, Judith

AU - Arlt, Sönke

AU - Jelinek, Lena

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N2 - Metacognitive Training for Depression (D-MCT) is a highly standardized group program targeted at depression-related ("Beckian") emotional as well as cognitive biases, including mood-congruent and false memory. While prior results are promising with respect to psychopathological outcomes (depression), it is unclear whether D-MCT also meets its goal of improving cognitive biases, such as false memories. In the framework of a randomized controlled trial (registered trial, DRKS00007907), we investigated whether D-MCT is superior to an active control condition (health training, HT) in reducing the susceptibility of depressed patients for false memories. False memories were examined using parallel versions of a visual variant of the Deese-Roediger McDermott paradigm. Both groups committed less false memories at post assessment after 4 weeks compared to baseline. Relative to HT, D-MCT led to a significant decrease in high-confident false memories over time. The study presents first evidence that D-MCT decreases the susceptibility of depressed patients for false memories, particularly for errors made with high confidence that are presumably the most "toxic" in terms of mood-congruent memory distortions.

AB - Metacognitive Training for Depression (D-MCT) is a highly standardized group program targeted at depression-related ("Beckian") emotional as well as cognitive biases, including mood-congruent and false memory. While prior results are promising with respect to psychopathological outcomes (depression), it is unclear whether D-MCT also meets its goal of improving cognitive biases, such as false memories. In the framework of a randomized controlled trial (registered trial, DRKS00007907), we investigated whether D-MCT is superior to an active control condition (health training, HT) in reducing the susceptibility of depressed patients for false memories. False memories were examined using parallel versions of a visual variant of the Deese-Roediger McDermott paradigm. Both groups committed less false memories at post assessment after 4 weeks compared to baseline. Relative to HT, D-MCT led to a significant decrease in high-confident false memories over time. The study presents first evidence that D-MCT decreases the susceptibility of depressed patients for false memories, particularly for errors made with high confidence that are presumably the most "toxic" in terms of mood-congruent memory distortions.

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