The Effectiveness of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Groups with Depressed Adolescents

• Main Authors: Wei-Zhen Yu, 余葳貞
• Other Authors: Hsiu-Ju Chang
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2007
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/47114569027844083028

碩士 === 臺北醫學大學 === 護理學研究所 === 95 === The purpose of the present study was to develop a localized program of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Groups with depressed adolescents. By carrying the unit out, and assessing the comparisons and analysis of the effectiveness of this program. The research design was to adopt the experimental method and the subjects are the high school students with depressed tendency. The research instruments used included the Children’s Depression Inventory, the Positive and Negative Suicide Ideation, the Cognitive Triad Inventory, and concentration test of the cortisol in saliva. After these subjects selected by above tests, with their and their parents’ agreement, separated them into three groups by their leisure and convenience. ( Group A : Treatment for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and mental support education for parents. Group B : Treatment for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Group C : Controlled waiting list. ) Statistics method is a descriptive and ratiocinated method to test the results of the Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. In Children’s Depression Inventory, Both the Group A and B are more significant improving than Group C. Such as in the Positive and Negative Suicide Ideation and the Cognitive Triad Inventory, Group A is also more outstanding significantly different with notable better scored than the other two group. Therefore, to assess the influences of the mental support education for parents acceded to Group A in dissertation, including the factors of the - parent-child interaction in disciplining filiations, communication pattern, and the social sources increasing, etc. But also the courses of much slowly response in Group B, and the aid of initiation of individual Cognitive Behavioral Therapy consult in tracing period for three months. The results of this research will help driving the policy of prevention of depressed and, suicide adolescents, and also expanding the playing roles of these nursing personnel in mental health prevention in schools.