Objective: This study tested whether emotion-focused therapy's (EFT) emotion processing theory serves as a predictor of 18-month post-therapy outcomes for major depressive disorder (MDD), independent of experiential therapy received. Method: We examined sequences of emotion episodes using the THEME™ sequential analysis of emotional processing in 55 clients who provided 18-month post-therapy Beck Depression Inventory reports after receiving experiential treatment in the York I and II trials, either emotion-focused or client-centered therapy. Archival Classification of Affective Meaning States (CAMS) ratings of emotion episodes of clients' working-phase sessions were analyzed using THEME™ sequential analyses of emotions coded during emotion episodes. Results: According to THEME™, poor outcome clients (Beck Depression Inventory at 18 months ≥ 10) expressed more emotion episode sequences containing secondary, or self-protective emotions, than good outcome clients. Good outcome clients expressed more emotion sequences with needs, hurt/grief, and assertive anger than poor outcome clients. Conclusions: EFT sequential emotional processing theory appears to offer good basic assumptions for experiential long-term therapy outcomes after receiving therapy for MDD. Generalization of the theory for other treatments is desired.

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在重度抑郁症的体验性治疗中，情绪处理是否可以预测 18 个月的治疗后结果？

目的：本研究测试了情绪聚焦疗法 (EFT) 的情绪处理理论是否可以作为重度抑郁症 (MDD) 治疗后 18 个月结果的预测因子，与接受的体验疗法无关。方-中心疗法。使用 THEME™ 对情绪发作期间编码的情绪进行顺序分析，对客户工作阶段的情绪发作的情感意义状态 (CAMS) 评级进行了档案分类。结果：根据 THEME™，结果差的客户（贝克抑郁量表在 18 个月 ≥ 10）比结果好的客户表达了更多包含次要或自我保护情绪的情绪发作序列。结果好的客户比结果差的客户表达了更多的情绪序列，包括需求、伤害/悲伤和愤怒。结论：EFT 顺序情绪处理理论似乎为接受 MDD 治疗后的经验性长期治疗结果提供了良好的基本假设。需要将该理论推广到其他治疗方法。EFT 顺序情绪处理理论似乎为接受 MDD 治疗后的经验性长期治疗结果提供了良好的基本假设。需要将该理论推广到其他治疗方法。EFT 顺序情绪处理理论似乎为接受 MDD 治疗后的经验性长期治疗结果提供了良好的基本假设。需要将该理论推广到其他治疗方法。