One challenge in studying mechanisms of change is demonstrating that putative mechanisms
precede change in symptoms.
Contrary to what would be expected based on theory, our findings suggest that change in schemas does not
precede change in symptoms.
Not exact matches
While psychological
symptoms improved soon after the stimulation began,
changes in weight started after three months, suggesting that improving mental health
symptoms may
precede or even enable
changes in weight.
A decline
in function
in the prefrontal cortex, the «executive» or front part of the brain, is present
in high - risk individuals experiencing early
symptoms of schizophrenia and may reflect biological
changes that
precede the onset of diagnosable illness, the study indicates.
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This finding is consistent with the 50 % response threshold routinely used
in the depression literature including the STAR * D adult study.31 There were no significant
changes in children's functioning at 3 months, but this lag is consistent with previous literature suggesting that a reduction
in psychiatric
symptoms often
precedes improvement
in functioning.38, 39
Focusing on repeated assessments within - individuals, we tested whether
change in schemas and therapeutic alliance
preceded, followed, or occurred concurrently with
change in depressive
symptoms.
Critically, this design ensures that
changes in putative mediators temporally
precede the primary outcome (relapse / recurrence), a prerequisite
in inferring mediation, and allows baseline - to - post-treatment
change in symptoms to be statistically controlled.
Latent growth curve techniques were used to investigate the degree to which family support predicts
changes in youth depressive
symptoms and / or depressive
symptoms precede changes in family support from early through late adolescence.