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DIRECTIVE AND NON-DIRECTIVE THERAPIST STYLES:
BRIEF INTERVENTION FOR SUBSYNDROMAL DEPRESSION
FOR ASIAN AND EUROPEAN AMERICANS
by
David Pan
____________________________________________________________________
A Dissertation Presented to the
FACULTY OF THE USC GRADUATE SCHOOL
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
In Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Degree
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
(PSYCHOLOGY)
December 2011
Copyright 2011 David Pan
Object Description
| Title | Directive and non-directive therapist styles: brief intervention for subsyndromal depression for Asian and European Americans |
| Author | Pan, David |
| Author email | davidpan@usc.edu;davidpanusc@gmail.com |
| Degree | Doctor of Philosophy |
| Document type | Dissertation |
| Degree program | Psychology |
| School | College of Letters, Arts And Sciences |
| Date defended/completed | 2011-09-01 |
| Date submitted | 2011-09-27 |
| Date approved | 2011-09-27 |
| Restricted until | 2011-09-27 |
| Date published | 2011-09-27 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Huey, Stanley, Jr. |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Lopez, Steven Schwartz, David John, Richard Yamada, Ann Marie |
| Abstract | Subsyndromal depression (SSD) is a highly prevalent and disabling mood disorder. Research indicates no differences between SSD and major depressive disorder with regard to impairment and strain. This study evaluated the efficacy of a directive and non-directive intervention for SSD compared to a placebo control group using an Asian American and European American sample. Studies with Asians and Asian Americans suggest that using a directive approach to therapy promotes positive therapeutic process, which may lead to improved treatment outcomes. Participants in the directive and nondirective condition met with a therapist for a twenty minute session that focused on addressing symptoms of depression, providing psychoeducation, and offering feedback on coping strategies. Analyses indicate that the directive approach was generally more effective at improving depressive symptoms and coping strategies and strengthening working alliance compared to non-directive and placebo interventions. Additionally, significant treatment outcome and ethnicity moderation effects were found for the placebo control condition. Implications for research and clinical practice are discussed. |
| Keyword | directive therapy; Asian; Asian American; European American; cultural adaptation; ethnic differences; acculturation; non-directiveness; directiveness; brief intervention; subsyndromal depression; subclinical depression; diverse populations; placebo; placebo control group |
| Language | English |
| Part of collection | University of Southern California dissertations and theses |
| Publisher (of the original version) | University of Southern California |
| Place of publication (of the original version) | Los Angeles, California |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
| Provenance | Electronically uploaded by the author |
| Type | texts |
| Legacy record ID | usctheses-m |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Rights | Pan, David |
| Access conditions | The author retains rights to his/her dissertation, thesis or other graduate work according to U.S. copyright law. Electronic access is being provided by the USC Libraries in agreement with the author, as the original true and official version of the work, but does not grant the reader permission to use the work if the desired use is covered by copyright. It is the author, as rights holder, who must provide use permission if such use is covered by copyright. The original signature page accompanying the original submission of the work to the USC Libraries is retained by the USC Libraries and a copy of it may be obtained by authorized requesters contacting the repository e-mail address given. |
| Repository name | University of Southern California Digital Library |
| Repository address | USC Digital Library, University of Southern California, University Park Campus MC 7002, 106 University Village, Los Angeles, California 90089-7002, USA |
| Repository email | cisadmin@usc.edu |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume71/etd-PanDavid-296.pdf |
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| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Full text | DIRECTIVE AND NON-DIRECTIVE THERAPIST STYLES: BRIEF INTERVENTION FOR SUBSYNDROMAL DEPRESSION FOR ASIAN AND EUROPEAN AMERICANS by David Pan ____________________________________________________________________ A Dissertation Presented to the FACULTY OF THE USC GRADUATE SCHOOL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (PSYCHOLOGY) December 2011 Copyright 2011 David Pan |
