A COMPARISON OF THREE METHODS OF DRUG, COGNITIVE AND BEHAVIOR THERAPY IN REDUCING DEPRESSION AMONG ADOLESCENTS

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AGHAEI ASGHAR; REFIEIAN ESFEHANI M.; NIKYAR H.R.; MAHDIZADEGAN I.

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Journal: KNOWLEDGE & RESEARCH IN APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY Year:2006 | Volume:8 | Issue:29 Page(s): 69-80

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A COMPARISON OF THREE METHODS OF DRUG, COGNITIVE AND BEHAVIOR THERAPY IN REDUCING DEPRESSION AMONG ADOLESCENTS

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AGHAEI ASGHAR | REFIEIAN ESFEHANI M. | NIKYAR H.R. | MAHDIZADEGAN I. | Issue Writer Certificate

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DRUG THERAPYQ3

COGNITIVE THERAPYQ3

BEHAVIOR THERAPYQ3

AND DEPRESSION IN ADOLESCENTSQ3

Abstract

This study was quasi-experimental and the purpose was to compare the effectiveness of three methods of drug, cognitive, and BEHAVIOR THERAPY in the reduction of depression in adolescents. The subjects in this research were depressed adolescents aged 13 to 24 referred to two counseling centers in Isfahan. The depressed were those who had acquired a score of 15 or more on Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and diagnosed as depressed by psychologists and psychiatrists according to DSM-IV-IR criteria. Sixty of the above-mentioned subjects were randomly assigned to four groups of drug, cognitive, BEHAVIOR THERAPY and control. The instruments for this research were psychological assessment, beck's Depression Inventory and Demography Questionnaire. Beck's Depression Inventory was used as the pre and post-test. The drug group received anti-depression drugs such as SSRIs (Fluoxetine, Fluvoxamine, Sertraline) or other drug combinations with increased Lithium with effective doses. The two of cognitive and behavior groups therapy took part in seven sessions of 1.5 hours structured instruction and practice. The control group received no treatment. The variables, age, sex, education and economic status of the subjects were controlled.To analyze the data, percentages, mean, standard deviation and distribution tables were used. As for inferential statistics, covariance analysis and LSD follow-up test were used to compare the groups in pairs.The results indicated that the post-test of depression showed a significant difference between the four groups (P = 0). However, there was a significant difference between the means depression of each group and the control group (P = 0). The effect of each therapy was as follows: DRUG THERAPY 17 percent, COGNITIVE THERAPY 52 percent, and BEHAVIOR THERAPY 13 percent. Finally, the results showed that drug, cognitive and BEHAVIOR THERAPY were-effective in the reduction-of depression in adolescents.

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AGHAEI, ASGHAR, REFIEIAN ESFEHANI, M., NIKYAR, H.R., & MAHDIZADEGAN, I.. (2006). A COMPARISON OF THREE METHODS OF DRUG, COGNITIVE AND BEHAVIOR THERAPY IN REDUCING DEPRESSION AMONG ADOLESCENTS. KNOWLEDGE & RESEARCH IN APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY, 8(29), 69-80. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/163739/en

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AGHAEI ASGHAR, REFIEIAN ESFEHANI M., NIKYAR H.R., MAHDIZADEGAN I.. A COMPARISON OF THREE METHODS OF DRUG, COGNITIVE AND BEHAVIOR THERAPY IN REDUCING DEPRESSION AMONG ADOLESCENTS. KNOWLEDGE & RESEARCH IN APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY[Internet]. 2006;8(29):69-80. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/163739/en

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ASGHAR AGHAEI, M. REFIEIAN ESFEHANI, H.R. NIKYAR, and I. MAHDIZADEGAN, “A COMPARISON OF THREE METHODS OF DRUG, COGNITIVE AND BEHAVIOR THERAPY IN REDUCING DEPRESSION AMONG ADOLESCENTS,” KNOWLEDGE & RESEARCH IN APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY, vol. 8, no. 29, pp. 69–80, 2006, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/163739/en

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