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.
- Author:
Eun Jung PARK
1
;
Min Sup SHIN
;
Kwang Mo JUNG
;
Young Heu YANG
;
Boong Nyun KIM
Author Information
1. Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. kbn1@snu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article ; Randomized Controlled Trial
- Keywords:
Depression;
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy;
Automatic thought;
Psychoeducation
- MeSH:
Adolescent;
Depression;
Depressive Disorder;
Female;
Humans
- From:Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
2009;20(1):29-38
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
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.
