The Efficacy of a Short-Term Group Program for Treating Depressive Disorder in Female Adolescents: A Comparison of the Cognitive-Behavioral and Psychoeducation Programs: A Preliminary Study
Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
;
: 29-38, 2009.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-88644
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
This preliminary study evaluated the efficacy of two short-term programs for reducing depressive symptoms in female adolescents with depressive disorder.METHODS:
The participants were 23 middle school students who were randomly assigned to three groups the cognitivebehavioral program group, the psychoeducation-program group and the no-intervention control group.RESULTS:
At postintervention, the students in cognitive-behavioral program group reported significantly lower levels of depressive symptoms, negative self-statement, automatic thought and psychiatric symptoms than did those in the nointervention group and those in the psychoeducation-program group.CONCLUSIONS:
The results suggest that the cognitive-behavioral program for female adolescent with depressive disorder was more effective in reducing depressive symptoms than the psychoeducation-program.
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Main subject:
Depression
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Depressive Disorder
Limits:
Adolescent
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Female
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Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Year:
2009
Type:
Article
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