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CAN YOU TELL THE DIFFERENCE? COMPARING FACE-TO-FACE VERSUS COMPUTER-BASED INTERVENTIONS. THE “ELIZA” EFFECT IN PSYCHOTHERAPY

Ioana Alina CRISTEA1,2, Madalina SUCALA1, Daniel DAVID*1,3 1Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania 2University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy 3 Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, USA Abstract Objectives: Most studies comparing face-to-face to computer-based interventions focused on their overall efficacy, neglecting to explore the difference between common and specific factors that compose such interventions. Our study is exploratory, designed […]

INTEGRATING SPIRITUALITY INTO A BEHAVIORAL MODEL OF DEPRESSION

Peryl AGISHTEIN1*, Steven PIRUTINSKY2, Ariel KOR3, David BARUCH4, Jonathan KANTER4, David H. ROSMARIN5 1City University of New York, New York, USA 2Columbia University, New York, USA 3 Interdisciplinary Centre, Hertzelia, Israel 4University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, USA 5McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA Abstract A protective association between spirituality and depression is well established, but the processes driving […]

EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING DIFFICULTIES AND DEPRESSION SYMPTOMS: MULTIDIMENSIONAL ASSESSMENT, INCREMENTAL VALIDITY, AND PROSPECTIVE ASSOCIATIONS

Greg FELDMAN1*, Laura E. KNOUSE2, Anna ROBINSON1 1 SimmonsCollege, Boston, USA 2 University of Richmond, Richmond, USA Abstract Prior research has demonstrated a link between deficits in executive functioning (EF) and depression symptoms in both clinical and non-clinical samples. However, questions remain about the unique contribution of EF deficits as a construct in the prediction of depression symptoms […]