Abstract
Resource activation is considered to be a central mechanism in psychotherapeutic change. However, it is widely unknown whether a special focus on resource activation is associated with higher efficacy in cognitive behavioural therapy. 52 patients with unipolar depression took part in a randomized controlled study comparing cognitive behavioural therapy plus resource activation (RFCBT) with cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) alone. Overall, treatment effects were comparable to published research. In both treatment groups patients equally improved on cognitive, emotional and interpersonal outcome measures. A combined treatment approach of cognitive behavioural therapy and resource activation was shown to be an effective treatment of unipolar depression. Yet, compared to a standard CBT-treatment an additional focus on resource was not associated with higher efficacy.
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