By Treatment Modality: Problem Solving Therapy
depression
REMISSION
Among the 84 participants who were treated with PST, the mean number of sessions attended was 5.9 (SD = 2.1; median = 6); 78 (92.9%) completed the three core sessions, and 74 of those 78 (94.9%) completed additional sessions. A total of 74 women (88.1%) responded to PST at some point in the study. Treatment response was achieved after a mean of 13.1 weeks (SD = 7.6), and the mean PHQ-9 at the conclusion of treatment was 1.9 (SD = 2.5). Among the 74 who responded, 17 (23.0%) experienced a relapse of depression, of whom 13 had their depression return to a state of remission [PHQ-9 < 5; mean (SD) PHQ-9 = 3.4 (2.8)] by the end of treatment. Therefore, 70 (83.3%) participants responded to PST overall.Of the 10 (11.9%) whose depression never responded to PST, 4 prematurely discontinued treatment. ADT was added to PST for only one of the 10 participants who did not respond, but not for any of the 17 who experienced a relapse.