• Patients who were depressed more than two

years and averaging twenty years were studied.

• A combination of the antidepressant drug
nefazodone (Serzone) and intensive
psychotherapy effectively reduces or
eliminates chronic depression in 85% of
patients.
• "We were stunned," said lead investigator
Martin Keller of Brown University. "None of
us had anticipated we'd show anything close to
an 85% response rate for the combination."
• Patients assigned to therapy received an
intensive regimen, known as the Cognitive
Behavioral Analysis System of Psychotherapy,
which focuses on personal responsibility.
• Not on how past events shaped a person's life.
• "The focus is very much on you, and what you
can do differently," Keller said.
• American Psychiatric Association's annual
meeting, Washington D.C. 1999
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From Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy, by David Burns, M.D.
Often those who have been depressed for
a long time need to be more preventative
and proactive in applying CBT to their
lives.
BEFORE encountering situations where
distorted thinking arises…