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This chapter presents an REBT protocol used for treating MDD (a previous version of this protocol can be found here: http://albertellis.org/pdf_files/rebt_depression.pdf). The protocol follows the descriptions and techniques presented in well-established theoretical and clinical guidelines for rational-emotive behavioral therapy (e.g., Ellis & Grieger, 1977; Walen, DiGiuseppe, & Dryden, 1992). This intervention was tested in a randomized control trial (David, Szentagotai, Lupu, & Cosman, 2008) and was found to be equally effective as cognitive therapy (CT) and pharmacotherapy (a detailed description will be offered in the next section).
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Cândea, D. et al. (2018). Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavior Therapy for Major Depressive Disorder in Adults. In: REBT in the Treatment of Subclinical and Clinical Depression. SpringerBriefs in Psychology(). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-03968-4_2
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