The Efficiency of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy in Depressive Old People
Journal Title: Journal of Experiential Psychotherapy - Year 2014, Vol 17, Issue 3
Abstract
Introduction. Depression is one of the most common and severe mental disorders, with a remarkable share in overall morbidity and mortality. Depression and cognitive impairment are the heaviest burden of an old person (Arehart-Treichel, J. 2001). Objectives. The purpose of this research is to demonstrate the changes in the affective state as a result of an intervention, by pointing out the differences between the two experimental groups and the differentiated compliance of the two groups to the cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy. Methods. This research followed the implementation of a screening interview by administering the SCID I to 10 patients admitted to the acute psychiatric ward of “Dr. Gavril Curteanu” Clinical Hospital Oradea, with a diagnosis of recurrent depressive episode and to 10 patients institutionalized in “Ciutelec” nursing home in Bihor County. Results. There are significant differences in the cognitive style about the future. In the hospitalized elderly diagnosed with depression, we had a Z value of 2.301 at P = .028 ≤ .05 at the time of testing and retesting; according to Beck's cognitive triad, the negative vision of the future is seen in terms of failure or bankruptcy. A depressed person maintains a weak alignment to the expectations of the future that could be associated with a positive feedback (Abramson et its 1978 cited Dindelegan C., 2008). Conclusions. It can be concluded that cognitive therapy is based on the premise that depression results from the illogical way in which patients think about themselves, about the outside world and the future, which makes them adopt self-locking and self-destructive behaviors (Cottraux, J.2003).
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Camelia M. Dindelegan
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