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Patient Memory for Psychological Treatment Contents: Assessment, Intervention, and Future Directions for a Novel Transdiagnostic Mechanism of Change

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 February 2019

Garret G. Zieve ,
Lu Dong  and
Allison G. Harvey
Garret G. Zieve*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of California, Berkeley, California, USA
Lu Dong
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of California, Berkeley, California, USA
Allison G. Harvey
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of California, Berkeley, California, USA
*
*Corresponding author. Allison G. Harvey, University of California, Berkeley, Department of Psychology, 2121 Berkeley Way, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA. Email: aharvey@berkeley.edu
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Abstract

Patient memory for treatment contents is defined as memory for the ideas, concepts, skills, and/or insights (termed treatment points) that the therapist thinks are important for the patient to remember and implement as a part of therapy. This article reviews key findings on patient memory for treatment contents, describes the development and evaluation of the Memory Support Intervention (MSI), and outlines future directions for research. Patient memory for treatment contents is poor, and worse memory is associated with worse treatment outcome. The MSI is composed of eight memory support strategies that therapists incorporate frequently alongside treatment points delivered during treatment-as-usual. Training therapists to deliver the MSI may yield better treatment outcomes by enhancing patient memory for treatment contents. Future research is needed to understand how to best measure patient memory for treatment contents, and the mediators, moderators, and dissemination potential of the MSI.

Keywords

patient recallmemory supportcognitive-behavioural therapy
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Review Article
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Behaviour Change , Volume 36 , Issue 1 , April 2019 , pp. 1 - 11
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Copyright © The Author(s) 2019 

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