CAMH Research Snapshots
Inhibition in schizophrenia
Inflammation and depression
Health use patterns
Not so identical
Visual empowerment
Drug risks
Medication and memory
Stress and neurons
Virtual treatment
Mapping brain networks
Neurons and dendrites
Alcohol on the brain
Connecting for care
Parkinson’s and proteins
Personality and treatment
Driving reactions
Parenting profiles
The Toronto plot- Research Executive Committee
Personality and treatment
How are personality and thinking styles connected to successful treatment for depression?
[Answer]
Both personality and thought patterns have been linked to how people respond to depression treatment. This study explores this relationship with more than 100 patients with depression, who received either cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) or antidepressant medication.
A series of statistical models mapped patients’ personality before treatment to thinking patterns during treatment, and then to change in depression symptoms during treatment. The example shown is a model of the Dysfunctional Attitudes Scale (DAS), one of five thinking styles measured.
For both CBT and antidepressant treatments, the results suggest that neuroticism—a tendency to experience a wide range of negative moods—predicts negative thinking. This, in turn, predicts a poor response to depression treatment.
Source: Dr. Lena Quilty