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May 31, 20260 citationsOpen Access

Evaluating Effectiveness of Psychodynamic vs Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for MDD

“Two approaches, one purpose” - Evaluating treatment effectiveness of Psychodynamic Psychotherapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to Major Depressive Disorder on adult population; a systematic literature review.

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GTGeorgios TsirimokosPLPenelope LoukaTITriantafyllia Iliopoulou

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Overview

Systematic literature review explores treatment effectiveness of therapies for major depressive disorder in adults, implying distinct benefits and timelines.

Key Points

  • The study aims to investigate the treatment effectiveness of psychodynamic therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy for major depressive disorder in adults.
  • Conducted a systematic literature review to evaluate treatment outcomes of CBT and PDT.
  • Focused on adult population diagnosed with major depressive disorder.
  • Assessed various psychotherapeutic treatments and their respective effectiveness.
  • Both CBT and PDT showed similar beneficial outcomes as treatments for major depressive disorder.
  • CBT tends to produce faster effects but with shorter duration compared to PDT.
  • PDT, while taking longer to show results, may offer more enduring effects over time.

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Tsirimokos et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1bd03d5783ba022b6fc085https://doi.org/10.26386/obrela.v9i2.386
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