Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry  2009;20(1):29-38

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.

Eun Jung PARK 1 ; Min Sup SHIN ; Kwang Mo JUNG ; Young Heu YANG ; Boong Nyun KIM

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Keywords

Depression; Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy; Automatic thought; Psychoeducation

Country

Republic 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.