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Three methods of assessing problem-solving skills are described in the literature: questionnaires, self-report inventories and verbal assessment of the resolution of problem scenarios. These three approaches were used to assess problem-solving ability in a sample of 20 patients with unipolar major depressive disorder, who were treated with antidepressant medication alone at a hospital out-patient clinic. It was found that baseline deficits in problem-solving skills were significantly associated with prognosis at 3- and 6-month follow-up. Self-ratings of perceived self-control and confidence rather chan subjective problem-solving effectiveness were important predictors of final outcome. Differences in perceived and actual problem-solving ability emerged over time. The reasons for these differences in subjective and observer assessments are unclear. The data appear ro demonstrate that problem-solving deficits in depression represent both state and trait phenomena.
Author(s): Garland A, Harrington J, House R, Scott J
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: British Journal of Medical Psychology
Year: 2000
Volume: 73
Issue: Pt. 3
Pages: 303-309
ISSN (print): 0007-1129
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Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1348/000711200160525
DOI: 10.1348/000711200160525
PubMed id: 11003371
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