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Befriending as an intervention for chronic depression among women in an inner city . 2 : Role of fresh-start experiences and baseline psychosocial factors in remission from depression . BACKGROUND Volunteer befriending promoted remission of chronic depression when clinical and other treatment variables were controlled . AIMS To examine the role of other psychosocial factors relevant for outcome . METHOD Factors measured at baseline interview were examined in multivariate analyses along with psychosocial factors occurring during follow-up , such as 'fresh-start ' experiences and new severe events and difficulties . RESULTS Fresh-start experiences and a standard attachment style were found to enhance chances of remission , with new severe stressors and markedly poor coping strategies liable to prevent it , with volunteer befriending continuing to play a role . CONCLUSIONS The positive result reported in the preceding paper is unlikely to be an artefact . However , fresh-start experiences , absence of new severe stressors and standard attachment style were more important predictors of remission . This knowledge might profitably be incorporated into the evaluation of existing treatments .
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Befriending
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Volunteer befriending
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'fresh-start ' experiences
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befriending
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'fresh-start ' experiences
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new severe events
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and
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difficulties
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Fresh-start experiences
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standard attachment style