The authors conducted a series of multiple regression analyses of data
from depressed patients. They found that 8 factors consistently predicted
treatment response: a lower initial level of distress, imipramine
treatment, a positive attitude toward group psychotherapy, and a good
employment history predicted lower posttreatment distress levels; estrogen
maintenance treatment was related to better response to diazepam, and a low
level of intelligence predicted better response to both diazepam and
imipramine; and a low initial level of interpersonal sensitivity and a
significant other's having an unfavorable attitude toward psychiatric
treatment were associated with better response to group psychotherapy.Abstract Teaser